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Court Sentences 58-Year-Old Man To Life Imprisonment For Raping A 17-Year-Old Housemaid

A 56-year-old man, Olorundare Adesanmi, has been sentenced to life imprisonment…

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A 56-year-old man, Olorundare Adesanmi, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by an FCT High Court in Kubwa for raping his 17-year-old housemaid.

VerseNews reports that the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) reported the case for prosecution.

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The prosecution counsel, Mr. Arinze Mbanefo, stated that Adesanmi intentionally raped the housemaid in November 2018, resulting in her pregnancy.

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The offense contravened the provisions of section 1(2) of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015.

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Justice Asmau Akanbi-Yusuf found Adesanmi guilty, emphasizing that the evidence proved the victim was underage at the time of the crime.

Despite the defense counsel’s plea for mercy, citing the convict as a first-time offender, the judge handed down a life sentence for the rape conviction.

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