Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, on Wednesday, November 15, sentenced a bricklayer, Gabriel Awaye to life imprisonment for defiling a 13-year-old girl in his room.
The judge sentenced him after finding him guilty as charged by the state government. The prosecutor had alleged that Awaye committed the offences on June 2, 2021, at Agbawaye Street, Command area of Agbado Oke-Odo in Lagos.
His offences, according to the prosecution, contravened the provision of Sections 127 and 261 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
In her judgment, Justice Soladoye, said the prosecution proved the ingredients of the two-count charge of defilement and sexual assault against the defendant.
The judge held that the survivor was lucid and unambiguous while giving her evidence before the court, noting that her testimony corroborated with other prosecution witnesses.
“The prosecution witness one (the survivor) testified before this court that she was at her grandmother’s place when her friend, Rofiat told her that her sister sent for her. The witness narrated that when she got to the place, she did not meet her sister, but saw the defendant who pushed her on the mat and sodomised with her. The evidence of the defendant is laced with lies as he tried to detach himself from the offence by saying the mother of the survivor tried to have sexual relationship with him. To the mind of this court, the prosecution witnesses were truthful in their testimonies and their evidence were corroborated.” she said
The judge, upon evidence before the court, found Awaye guilty of the two-count charge.
“The survivor identified the defendant as the man who defiled her while she was 13 years old. The defendant is hereby found guilty and is sentenced to life imprisonment on each of the two-counts. The defendant, by his audacious sexual recklessness, was not fit to be in the community of civilised people, and should be locked away for life. He should have his name registered in the Lagos State Sexual Offences Register,” the court held.
11 Responses
He knows the hardship of Nigerian is still get mind do that kind thing he nor get sense if them kill am self he nor bad because how he go do that kind thing
That man should be castrated for life or he should be electrocute immediately,this world is becoming somete else nowadays every single day is rape every where
In my Unbias analysis,people should learn to control their sexual urge to avoid Apportioning blames to the Devil or the victims when prosecution starts.
That serves him right, next time he will learn self control.
This should serve as a deterent to others, who are into such act.
Kudos to the Nigerian judiciary, at least for ones they have stood up for the truth .
Men need to control their sexual urge to stay out of trouble. If you’re young and mature for sexual engagement, try to seek the mutual consent of their partners and if old enough to marry should get engaged to stay out of trouble
The masses need to voice out! Some of these cases seem like nobody cared about the victim. The rate of rape case keep increase and sometimes lack better judgement. Though judgement like this will definitely reduce the rate. May God bless this world
We pray for better days.. because our world is turning to something else . Such wickedness to a child. He should pay for his atrocity.
What a world we are this days, making love to an underage is bad talk less to some shameful guys raping innocent girls. I hope he thought others lesson
Better judgement,end rape now,and it serve as a deterrent to others who want to engage into this act of rape.the are lot of women out there why go raping,and a minor for that matter,so barbaric and unacceptable in a sane society.
Some times, I wonder why we are always having issues like this. I hope our justice system is more equipped to expedite despension of justice.
Ho my eye don see my yashooo, how can a can a adult like him use his big dick and mess up with that innocent girl child , tufia Kwa let be headed simple.