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An high court in Ekiti state has sentenced a prophet for rape.
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The accused was said to have raped a minor in the state, leading to his arrest and prosecution.
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He was handed a life sentence after being found guilty by the court.
An high court sitting in Ade Ekiti, Ekiti State has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for rape.
Daily Report Nigeria gathers that the accused, identified as Prophet Adeleye Akingbaso, a 47-year-old man was said to have raped a 13 years old girl.
He was charged to court in September, 2022. The charge reads;
“The Prophet, sometime in July 2022, at Ado-Ekiti, did rape a 13-year-old girl. Also, in July 2021, Prophet Adeleye coerced the victim to engage in a sexual act to the detriment of her physical and psychological well-being.
“The offences are contrary to Section 31(2) of the Child’s Rights Law, Cap. C7, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012 and Section 4 of the Ekiti State Gender-Based Violence (Prohibition) Law, No.18 of 2019,” the charge added.
Buttressing on his point, the prosecution counsel brought out four witnesses, alongside the victim, who narrated the event.
Speaking on the ordeal, the victim said the prophet was a friend to her mother, and had passed the night at their house.
She said;
“He woke me up at midnight and said I bedwetted, which was strange to me. He brought out a bottle of shea butter and rubbed it on my vagina; that was all I knew. I later discovered I had been raped that night. He threatened me that he would curse me and I would die if I told anybody.
He came to our house again on the following day when my mother was not around. I was in the kitchen, and he told me he wanted to complete what he started the previous night. He attempted to rough-handle me, but I escaped and shouted for help, following which our neighbours came to my rescue. They called and informed my mother of the incident. She came home and later reported the case to the police”, the victim added.
While delivering judgement, the presiding judge, Justice Blessing Ajileye found the defendant guilty on two counts.
Ajikeye said,
“In conclusion, this court has found the defendant guilty on the two-count charge of rape and coercion and convicted him accordingly. This will serve as a deterrent to others in the class of the defendant who has not been caught up by the nemesis of law.
“On count one (rape), the defendant is sentenced to life imprisonment and on count two (coercion), the defendant is sentenced to three years imprisonment. Justice Ajileye pronounced that both terms are to run concurrently.
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