Ekiti Court sentences man to 84 years in prison for rape, attempted murder, robbery, others

An Ekiti State High Court successful Ado Ekiti has sentenced 33-year-old Oluwatuyi Bidemi to 84 years imprisonment for robbery, attempted execution and others.

The suspect was arraigned earlier Justice Adeniyi Familoni connected 21 July 2021 connected four-count charges of attempted murder, robbery, kidnapping and rape.

His alleged transgression is contrary to Sections 320, 402 (1) of the Criminal Code Law, Cap.C16, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012, Section 2 of the Gender-Based Violence (Prohibition) Law, No 18 of 2019 and Section 3 of Ekiti State Kidnap and Terrorism (Prohibition) Law, No. 12 of 2015.

The complaint work that the convict connected 7th July 2021 astatine Omuo Ekiti wrong the jurisdiction of the tribunal attempted to execution 1 Abiodun Agnes, and besides rob her of her phone, charger, wristwatch, ATM cards and others, and connected the aforesaid day and spot did kidnap and rape the victim.

In her grounds earlier the court, the unfortunate said, ”I americium a civilian servant, I was going to the bureau done a bush way astir 8:00am, different residents are besides passing there, suddenly, idiosyncratic held my cervix from behind, I could hardly enactment erstwhile helium dragged maine into the bush, helium tied and inserted a handkerchief into my mouth, helium collected my wrist watch, phone, charger, ATM Cards etc, helium held my cervix again and I became unconscious erstwhile I gained consciousness, I discovered helium had raped maine portion my armpit and backstage portion hairs had been shaved.”

At this point, helium had near and I saw immoderate radical passing but I could not outcry owed to the cloth inserted successful my mouth, I aboriginal crawled retired wherever immoderate passersby rescued maine and took maine to the hospital.

I was successful the bush from 8:00 americium to 2:00 pm, erstwhile I described the defendant, immoderate radical knew him done his individuality and helium was aboriginal arrested by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp, NSCDC, successful Omuo Ekiti, she concluded.

To beryllium her case, the prosecutor, Oluwaseun Olasanmi called 4 witnesses and tendered the defendant’s statements, and aesculapian study among others arsenic exhibits. The suspect spoke successful his ain defence done his lawyer Charles Ayobioloja, helium called nary witnesser but prayed the tribunal to temper justness with mercy.

In his judgement, Justice Familoni said, ”it is my findings that the prosecution has proved the offences of attempted murder, robbery, kidnapping and rape against the suspect beyond tenable uncertainty successful this case.

”The sole contented for determination is resolved successful favour of the prosecution. Accordingly, He is convicted connected each the counts arsenic charged.

”The suspect is sentenced to 21 years imprisonment connected each of the 4 counts without the enactment of fine.

The sentences are to tally concurrently with effect from the day of apprehension and detention of the defendant”, the justice pronounced.