Man gets 14 years for raping minor

An Oyo State High Court has sentenced a ‘naturalist doctor’, Seyi Adekoya to 14 years imprisonment for rape.

Adekoya who lives at E7/207, Oke Offa Baba Isale, Ibadan, was accused of forcefully having carnal knowledge of nine-year-old girl on August 16, 2015, in Ibadan.

Justice Ezekiel Ajayi ruled that “I am of the view that the prosecution had proved the essential ingredients of rape.

“I hold that the defendant is guilty as charged and accordingly all issues resolved against the defendant. The defendant is sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment.”