Man bags life imprisonment for defiling 12-yr-old girl

An Igbosere High Court in Lagos State has sentenced a 28-yearold man, Kingsley Inyang, to life imprisonment for defiling a 12-year-old girl.

Justice Sedoten Ogunsanya, yesterday, found him guilty of defiling the girl, a Junior Secondary School (JSS) II pupil, contrary to Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

During his trial which lasted for a year and three months, Justice Ogunsanya held that the Lagos State prosecution team led by Mr Adebayo Haroun proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.

The judge found that Inyang’s defence was inconsistent with the testimony of his girlfriend, who stated that on the day of the incident, he spent only 15 minutes with her, contrary to Inyang’s claim that he was with her the whole day.

According to the prosecution, he defiled the girl, who was his church member, in his home on July 26, 2015.

He had pleaded not guilty and was admitted to bail.

The girl told the court during the trial that the first time Inyang defiled her was on a Sunday evening after a fellowship service, following which he threatened anyone.

The victim told the court that three days later, as she and her younger brother passed his house on their way home from Bible study, he beckoned on her again. “He sent my brother outside and forced himself on me and said that I should not let anybody know, otherwise he was going to beat me,” she added. to assault her if she told