Man, 36, grabs 25 years for raping 11-year-old girl in Ogun

A man has been sentenced for 25 years in prison by an Ogun State High Court for raping an 11-year-old girl.

The 36-year-old man, identified as Mr. Ugochukwu Obiakor was convicted for forcefully having carnal knowledge of the victim.

Despite not pleading guilty, the Chief Judge of Ogun, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu, held that all evidences presented before the court by the prosecution were tenable and found the convict guilty as charged. Dipeolu consequently sentenced Obiakor to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour, Thisday Live reported.

The prosecution counsel and Director of legal drafting in the state, Mr. James Mafe, had earlier told the court during trial that the convict committed the offence on September 4, 2017 at Omu-Aleku village in the Mowe area of Ogun State.

He added that the medical results conducted revealed that the victim’s hymen and vagina laceration was broken.

He said the victim was in her mother’s shop when the convict came to make purchases, Thisday Live reported.

The prosecutor said the convict later came back when the mother left the shop. He said Obiakor told the girl that her mother owed him money, adding that he wanted to collect the sum.

The prosecutor said the convict opened the shop’s burglary-proof railings and dragged the victim to an uncompleted building beside the shop where he raped her.