THE GUARDIAN
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced a 25-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a 17-year-old girl.
The convict, Fajana Olajide was arraigned before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye on 18th January, 2024 on a count charge of rape.
The charge reads that the defendant on 14th July 2023 in Ikere Ekiti within the Jurisdiction of the court did rape a 17-year-old girl, contrary to section 31(2) of the Child’s Rights Law, Cap.C7, laws of Ekiti State, 2012.
In her testimony before the court, the victim said, “I was a student and apprentice, learning about makeover, I was going to our shop around the Ijoka area of Ikere Ekiti.
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