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  • Man gets life for impregnating daughter

    An Ekiti State High Court in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced a man, Lucky Ayosin, to life imprisonment for serially defiling his daughter.

    The girl later bore him a baby girl.

    Ayosin was also sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment for attempting to kill the victim’s elder brother, Ilesanmi, who caught him while having sex with his younger sister.

    Justice John Adeyeye held that the prosecution had proved the case beyond reasonable doubt by the evidence made available to the court.

    He ruled that both sentences would run concurrently.

    During the case, the victim, a Senior Secondary School (SSS) 2 pupil, carried the pregnancy of her father and later gave birth to a baby girl.

    The convict’s 20-year-old son, Ilesanmi, caught his father having sex with his 16-year-old daughter three times.

    Ilesanmi was shot by the father with a single-barrel gun in a bid to cover up his crime, but the boy escaped and reported the incident to his mother, Yemisi Bayode, who divorced the accused 14 years ago, leaving the two children in his custody.

    Justice Adeyeye found Ayosin guilty of attempted murder contrary to Section 320 of Criminal Code Cap C16 Laws of Ekiti State 2012 and rape contrary to Section 358 of Criminal Code Cap C16 Laws of Ekiti State.

    According to the charge sheet, the incident occurred on or about November 19, 2015 at Isaba-Ekiti in Ikole Local Government.

    The convict was first arraigned at a magistrates’ court before issuance of legal advice by the Director of Public Prosecutions for the case to be transferred to the state High Court.

    Ayosin was first arraigned at the High Court on February 21, 2017 on a two-count charge of attempted murder and rape.

    The prosecution called five witnesses to prove the case, including a doctor, who examined the girl defiled and impregnated by her father.

    Exhibits tendered included the statement of the convict, medical report and the single-barrel gun with which he shot his son who caught him while forcibly having carnal knowledge of his younger sister.

    A counsel from the Office of the DPP, Mrs. Kemi Ajumobi, represented the state, while the convict was represented by Mrs. A.T. Baderinwa from the Legal Aid Council.

    The judge in finding Ayosin guilty said his conviction would act as a deterrent to others.

  • MAN advises govt on AfCFTA

    The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), yesterday said the government should be cautious in making binding commitments on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

    MAN’s President, Dr. Frank Jacobs,  who stated this in a  media parley, said  MAN is mindful of the benefits inherent in installing a continental trade agreement like AfCFTA; as such a trade area could improve intra-African trade and enhance economic growth and sustainable development.

    “However, we hasten to add that Nigeria’s national interest should be the primary consideration in the decision to sign-on to such an arrangement” he said, pointing out that the the absence of substantive consultation with stakeholders depicts a blatant and fundamental departure from the practice in the past regarding trade negotiations, and most importantly, the requirements by the AU that the private sector in the various states be actively involved in the negotiation process.

  • Man gets six months for hacking into account

    A Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court yesterday sentenced a 28-year-old man, Ibe Chitoo, to six months’ imprisonment for hacking into the bank account of Ifeoma Nwobu and withdrawing N455, 000.

    Chitoo of Jalingo, Taraba State was convicted and sentenced for theft and cheating.

    The judge, Mohammed Marafa, however, gave the convict an option of N20, 000 fine ýand ordered him to pay N455, 000 as compensation to Nwobu.

    He said if Chitoo failed to pay the money, he would serve him additional three months in prison.

    The prosecutor, Babajide Olanipekun, had told the court that the complainant, Nwobu, reported the matter at Kubwa Police Station on November 24, 2017.

    He said Chitoo stole the complainant’s MTN SIM card, hacked into her First Bank account and fraudulently transferred N455, 000 from the complainant’s account sometime in 2016.

    The prosecutor said Chitto transferred the sum to various accounts without the complainant’s consent and converted same to his personal use.

    The offence contravenes sections 287 and 322 of the Penal Code.

    Counsel to the defendant, Moses Ugwummadu, however, prayed the court to temper justice with mercy, saying Chitto was a first time offender.

     

  • Man, 35, bags life jail for defiling girl, 8

    An Ikeja High Court yesterday sentenced a 35-year-old man, Okechukwu Nwachukwu, to life imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old girl.

    Justice Josephine Oyefeso held that as a paedophile Nwachukwu ‘’must be kept away’’, citing a Supreme Court judgement.

    The convict was arraigned  on a two-count charge of defiling two girls aged seven and eight.

    He was convicted for the defilement  of the eight-year-old girl

    During his trial, one of the girls testified that she was standing on the road around their house waiting for her school bus when she saw the convict who she referred to as “Uncle Okey” coming.

    She said she pleaded with him to carry her up to see if her school bus was coming.

    Instead, the convict, she said,  carried her into the kitchen of an uncompleted building and raped her..

    A doctor at Mirabel Centre, Lagos,  who examined the girls, confirmed that one of them had bruises in her private parts. The other, he said, did not  have;  but added that the absence of bruises did not mean that there was no penetration or rape, especially when the act had taken long like in one of these cases.

    Nwachukwu denied defiling the girls.

    But he admitted touching one of the girls’ lap, removing her pant and penetrating her with his finger.

    He did not call any witness.

    In her judgement, Justice Oyefeso, standing on the Supreme Court verdict, held  that “violating a child was barbaric, immoral and devoid of any reason whatsoever’’

     

  • Man plunges to death in FESTAC canal

    A young man simply identified as Aminu on Saturday plunged into the FESTAC canal along 6th Avenue.

    An eyewitness, who would not be named, said Aminu, who sells Indian hemp in an hotel in the area, was running away from the police when he landed inside the water.

    Aminu, who is said to be from Auchi in Edo State, seems to be well-known among the young men and women in the area.

    Another eyewitness, who claimed to be with the victim when the incident happened, said that policemen and officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) came heavily armed.

    The man said while the victim was trying to wade himself out of the water, he was shot at by an officer at the back.

    Residents were said to have searched for him after the men of the law enforcement agencies left, but their search yielded no result.

    His body floated ashore late Sunday afternoon all swollen and sore.

  • Man flees after wife gives birth to triplets

    •Council chief settles hospital bill

    A man has abandoned his wife, Ijeoma Uzoma,  after she gave birth to triplets in  a private hospital in Bariga, Lagos.

    Bariga Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Chairman Kolade Alabi has come to the rescue of the woman and her children, but her husband has yet to show up.

    The babies were delivered premature at Tolu Crescent Medical Centre at Ajileye Street, Bariga, on Wednesday.

    On hearing that the babies required immediate medical attention, their father was said to have disappeared.

    Their mother’s younger sister simply identified as Joy contacted the council chairman for help on Thursday night.

    Alabi, The Nation learnt,  sent some of his top officials to confirm the information.

    After their report,  he led the Head of Administration,  Mrs Toyin Senaike, Medical Officer of Health Dr Wasiu Owoyele, Supervisor for Health Kunle Dabiri, and council Treasurer Femi Apata, among others, to the hospital.

    After meeting with the hospital owner,  Dr Mustafa Omotolani, Alabi promised to offset the bill.

    He asked the council’s  medical team to work with  the hospital to ensure that Mrs Uzoma and her triplets got the best medical attention.

    He gave the woman money and some gifts.

     Yesterday, Alabi praised  Joy for calling his attention  to her sister’s plight.

    “The local government is not only the third tier of government, it is the closest to the people and people must endeavour to contact the council for their needs. I do not see the reason why the woman’s husband should run away. That is not the solution. Children are gifts from God,” he said.

    A Ward ‘D’ Councillor, Princess Yemisi Adeliyi,  and some ward leaders also visted the woman and presented her with some provisions.

    The Nation learnt that the woman and her children may be moved to the general hospital.

  • Man gets one month for hurting minor

    A Sokoto Chief Magistrates’ Court at the weekend jailed Bashar Musa one month for hurting a six-year-old girl.

    Musa, 35, of Mana, Sokoto, had pleaded not guilty to a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and causing hurt to Saudatu Sani.

    Chief Magistrate Abubakar Adamu, however, sentenced the accused to one month with an option of N3,000 fine.

    The prosecutor, Faruk Bala, had told the court that the convict intentionally threw hammer at the victim, leading to a serious injury.

    He said the offence contravened the Penal Code.

  • Man gets six months for stealing

    An Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State has sentenced a 35-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Segun Olufeyimi, to six months’ imprisonment for stealing and escaping from custody.

    The Magistrate, Mr. Banji Ayeomoni, found the convict guilty of a two-count charge of stealing and escaping from police custody.

    Ayeomoni, who did not give the convict any option of fine, said the sentence would act as a deterrent to others.

    The convict, of no fixed address, had pleaded guilty to the charge and begged for leniency.

    The prosecutor, Zedekiah Orogbemi, told the court that the accused committed the offence on February 19, about 4:15 am at 45, Oluwanisola Street, Okitipupa.

    He said the accused burgled the home of Emabire Olowofoyeku, the complainant, and stole one necklace valued at N2,500, one Itel phone and one Techno phone worth N18,000 and N15,000.

    Orogbemi said the accused escaped from police custody a day to his arraignment, but was later rearrested by the police.

    He said the offence contravened sections 390 (9) and 135 (a) of the Criminal Code, Cap.37, Vol.1, Laws of Ondo State, 2006.

  • Man in court for ‘forging’ Okonjo-Iweala’s letter

    The police yesterday arraigned Obiejogo Azuka in an FCT High Court, Apo for forging a reference letter allegedly made by ex-Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to gain employment.

    News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defendant is accused of using the alleged forged document to secure job with the Nigeria Security Printing and Minting Company.

    The prosecutor, Mr. Halidu Mohammed, told the court that the defendant used similar document to get another employment with the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), after he was dismissed from the security printing company.

    Azuka, 33, a resident of Destiny Crescent, Kubwa, Abuja was arraigned on a six-count charge on forgery.

    He said the defendant committed the offence on August 11, 2014, adding that his action caused harm to the reputation of TETFUND.

    Mohammed said the offence contravened Section 320(b) and punishable under Section 322 of the Penal Code Cap 532 LFN, 1990.

    Justice Idris Baba adjourned the case till May 16 for mention.

  • Man, 52, ‘defiles’ nine-year-old girl

    A 52-year-OLD man, Gabriel Olaniyan, was yesterday arraigned at an Ibadan Chief Magistrates’ Court in Oyo State for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl.

    He was arraigned on a one-count charge of having carnal knowledge of the minor.

    The prosecutor, Mrs. Folake Ewe, told the court that the accused, on March 1, about 5 pm, in Alapafon, Ibadan, did have carnal knowledge of the minor.

    She said the offence was contrary to and punishable under Section 218 of the Criminal Code Cap 38 Vol.II Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria 2000.

    The Chief Magistrate, Mrs. N.A.J. Ogunbona, asked the accused why he defiled the minor, wondering whether it was for ritual or he wanted to marry her.

    She asked what the accused used to entice the girl.

    Olaniyan claimed it was a mistake, saying he used N10 biscuit to entice her.

    The victim’s father, simply identified as Mr. Adeleke, told the court that her daughter was returning from a qu’ranic school when Olaniyan accosted and defiled her.

    The chief magistrate condemned those fond of defiling minors, saying they allowed the devil to use them to destroy the society.

    She urged parents and guardians to monitor their children and wards.

    Ogunbona ordered that the accused be remanded in Agodi Prison pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP).

    He adjourned the case till April 5.