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  • Osun stepfather arrested for defiling minor

    Osun stepfather arrested for defiling minor

    A 32-year-old stepfather simply identified as Richard has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl  who is discharging maggots after the incident.

    Richard, a commercial motorcyclist, who resides at Ofatedo, Osun State, was arrested by the operatives of Nigerian Security Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

    The state Commandant of NSCDC, Igbalawole Sotiyo, confirmed the incident in a statement through the command’s Public Relations Officer, Kehinde Adeleke, said: “Richard was arrested on November 14, 2025 after the wife reported that her husband defiled her daughter and maggots were coming out from her private part.

    “The wife said the victim was staying with the mother of her husband. Investigation revealed that during one of the man’s visits to his mother’s place, he dipped his fingers into the victim’s private part.

    “A discreet investigation revealed the suspect had been consulting an herbalist for help on various issues. The mother of the victim said she left the marriage as a result of physical abuse, however, she didn’t take her daughter along.

     “After she had settled down in a new apartment, she requested for her daughter and the man promised to get the victim from his mother’s place. It was the same day that the suspect brought her to his house to be handed over to the mother that she got defiled by the stepfather.

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    “The mother said she got to know of the evil perpetrated by her husband when the victim was handed over to her and she noticed the victim had a foul smell. She later examined her body and found maggots coming out from her private part.”

    Sotiyo confirmed that  the suspect confessed to the crime, stating that he committed the crime under the influence of alcohol after celebrating the purchase of his new motorcycle.

    “The victim has been taken to hospital for adequate medical attention.”

    The state commandant warned individuals who prey on minors to desist, saying the command will not hesitate to bring the full weight of the law upon anyone found culpable.

  • Civil servant bags life imprisonment for defiling minor

    Civil servant bags life imprisonment for defiling minor

    An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday sentenced a 47-year-old civil servant with Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corp, Ramoni Amore, to life imprisonment for defiling a 15-year-old minor (names withheld).

    Justice Rahman Oshodi sentenced Ramoni Amore to life imprisonment following his conviction of a two-count charge brought against him by the state.

    Amore had earlier pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge brought against him by the state government when arraigned on July 28, 2021, on a two-count charge bordering on defilement and attempt to procure abortion contrary to criminal laws of Lagos State 2015.

    Justice Oshodi held that the prosecutor had proved the case of defilement but failed to prove the case of an attempt to procure abortion.

    “No medical expert was presented to establish that the substance given to the victim was poisonous or noxious or capable of procuring an abortion.

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    “Ramoni Amure your conduct was grievous given your position as a law enforcement officer with the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corp, you abused the trust and intimidated the victim

    “I hereby sentence you to life imprisonment and also your name should be registered as a sex offender in the Lagos State register book”, he said.

    During proceedings, the prosecuting counsel, Olufumilayo Aluko called four witnesses, including the survivor, a social worker, the survivor’s mother, and the IPO.

    The defense Abel Iwoara presented only one witness, the defendant who testified for himself.