A groundnut dealer named Sunday Uche was given a life sentence for sexually assaulting a girl who was four years old by the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court.
After the girl was brought to his house to beg for groundnuts, Uche confessed to the crime and revealed that he had sexual relations with her.
something knew something was wrong, but he still went ahead and did it anyway because he wanted to.
He denied ejaculating within the girl but admitted to feeding her groundnuts and making her uncomfortable. After Uche initially entered a not guilty plea in 2017, he was held in custody pending trial.
According to the prosecution, Uche's actions were in violation of Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, which deals with defilement charges.
Uche perpetrated the crime in his own house, taking advantage of the girl's naiveté. In light of the gravity of the crime, the court decided to inflict the maximum punishment of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The judge stressed the gravity of the problem and the need to protect society's most defenseless members from harm.
A harsh reminder to those who would commit sexual abuse, this conviction highlights the need for justice and the need to protect the vulnerable.
According to Punch, Uche claimed, "I decided to have sexual intercourse with her" when a little kid brought a girl of four years old to his house to beg for groundnuts. Afterwards, I offered her a handful of groundnuts. The infant sobbed. I was too ready to let go within the vagina, even though I knew it was improper. I was so weak after spitting out my sperm that the girl's mother unexpectedly came to my house to find me.