Justice Rahman Oshodi, of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday, 25th February, 2025, convicted and sentenced a herbalist, Segun Shina, to 14 years imprisonment for attempted sexual assault on a 10-year-old girl who suffered from epilepsy.
His name will be registered in the Sexual Offenders Register as maintained by Lagos State.
The trial judge, Justice Rahman Oshodi, sentenced Shina after he pleaded guilty to an amended one-count charge of attempted sexual assault.
Oshodi said: “You exploited the child seeking help for epilepsy and you also betrayed the trust placed on you as a traditional herbal healer.”
“I have considered your plea for mercy, your lawyer’s allocutus, submission of the prosecutor and I hereby sentence you to 14 years jail term.”
Oshodi ordered that the sentence should commence from November 16, 2018, the day Shina was arrested.
The court also ordered the family of the convict to ensure his rehabilitation upon release.
Shina was initially arraigned on a charge of defilement on April 4, 2021 by the Lagos State Government.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge and the State Counsel, Ms Bukola Okeowo, called two witnesses: the survivor’s mother and an investigative police officer, through whom compelling evidence and exhibits were tendered as evidence.
The survivor’s mother told the court that the survivor suffered from epilepsy and she had taken her to Shina for healing.
According to the prosecution, the offence contravened Section 262 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
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