Man sentenced to life imprisonment after raping 4 year old in church
A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 4 year old child in church some time ago. This man has been identified as Ifeanyi Ndieze. He had sexually assaulted this 4 year old child in a church in Lagos. This man committed the crime on the 29th of October, 2020. This was at No. 18, Salau Street, in Surulere, Lagos State.
His sentence was pronounced on him on Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and this judgment had had given to him by an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court. It was Justice Abiola Soladoye who handed the verdict to him after they found the suspect guilty of these crimes.
During the defendants trial, 4 witnesses had been called by the prosecution. These witness included the 6 year old Brother of the victim. This boy also testified saying that they had gone for a programme in church and around 9pm, the man carried his sister and sexually assaulted the little girl. He had done so by inserting his finger into her private part.
Another witness who testified suring the trial was the mother of the victim who stated that the guy had been bleeding seriously when she was bathing her. She then took the girl to the hospital and here the doctors adduced her to report to the police.
The judge stated “The ingredients of sexual assault by penetration were thoroughly satisfied under Section 261 of the Criminal Law by the prosecution. This is an unforgivable behaviour. The defendant is hereby found guilty of sexually assaulting a four-year-old child, and he is hereby sentenced to life imprisonment.”
The judge also ordered that the convict’s name be recorded in the Lagos State Sexual Offences Register.
A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 4 year old child in church some time ago. This man has been identified as Ifeanyi Ndieze. He had sexually assaulted this 4 year old child in a church in Lagos. This man committed the crime on the 29th of October, 2020. This was at No. 18, Salau Street, in Surulere, Lagos State.
His sentence was pronounced on him on Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and this judgment had had given to him by an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court. It was Justice Abiola Soladoye who handed the verdict to him after they found the suspect guilty of these crimes.
During the defendants trial, 4 witnesses had been called by the prosecution. These witness included the 6 year old Brother of the victim. This boy also testified saying that they had gone for a programme in church and around 9pm, the man carried his sister and sexually assaulted the little girl. He had done so by inserting his finger into her private part.
Another witness who testified suring the trial was the mother of the victim who stated that the guy had been bleeding seriously when she was bathing her. She then took the girl to the hospital and here the doctors adduced her to report to the police.
The judge stated “The ingredients of sexual assault by penetration were thoroughly satisfied under Section 261 of the Criminal Law by the prosecution. This is an unforgivable behaviour. The defendant is hereby found guilty of sexually assaulting a four-year-old child, and he is hereby sentenced to life imprisonment.”
The judge also ordered that the convict’s name be recorded in the Lagos State Sexual Offences Register.