AN Ado-Ekiti High Court yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment a 30-year-old man, Shola Oguntuase for defiling a 14-year-old JSS 3 student.
The convict, was arraigned and tried before Justice Adekunle Adeyeye on one-count charge of defilement.
Delivering his judgment, Justice Adeyeye, held that the prosecution proved its case against the convict beyond all reasonable doubts, hence, his conviction to life imprisonment.
His words, “From the entire circumstances, I have no doubt that the prosecution established beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant raped the victim. The defendant is hereby sentenced to life imprisonment.”
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Marcus Olowoyo told the court that Oguntuase forcefully had carnal knowledge of the minor on July 7, 2020, at Ire- Ekiti in Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti.
In proving his case, Olowoyo, presented the victim’s statement to the police before court as evidence. He further called four witnesses and tendered medical reports as exhibits before courts to buttress that it was a case of rape.
However, the defence counsel Rotimi Adabembe called no witnesses
