An Akure High Court has sentenced a 37-year-old farmer, identified as Joseph Agbomu to life imprisonment for defiling his neighbour’s 6-year-old daughter.
The farmer, who was dragged before the Justice Yemi Fasanmi-led court on March 18, 2019 was found guilty of rape.
The presiding judge ruled that the prosecutor was able to prove that the convict was guilty of the allegation.
The court particularly noted the compelling testimony by the victim, whose account was corroborated by the nominal complainant, the father of the adolescent.
Justice Fasanmi, while noting that the victim regarded Agbomu as a father figure due to connections as kinsmen, highlighted the severe physical, emotional, and psychological trauma inflicted upon the six-year-old.
The judge added that the victim’s trust was shattered by the abhorrent actions of the perpetrator, leaving a lasting impact on her well-being.
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The court’s ruling acknowledged the gravity of the offense committed by Agbomu, recognizing the irreversible harm caused to the young girl and the need for justice to be served. Consequently, the judge imposed a life sentence on the defendant.
Meanwhile, a 17-year-old boy simply identified as Clinton has reportedly drowned in a dirty swamp in Owhase, a community in the Udu Local Government Area of Delta State.
The remains of the deceased are yet to be found, according to reports.
According to eyewitnesses, Clinton, in the company of others, went to the swamp around 12 pm today, July 26, to swim, unknown to their parents.
It was learnt the friends of the deceased raised an alarm that he had drowned when they could not find him around them.
They dashed home to inform their parents and residents of the community, who rushed to the bushy swamp in search of the deceased.
At the time of filing this report, the incident had left residents of the area in a state of mourning.
Sources, including his friends, disclosed that the deceased did not know how to swim but had been going to the swamp on his own to play without anyone accompanying him before today’s tragedy.