Di Ikeja Court wey dey handle matter of Sexual Offence and Domestic Violence don sentence one man wey dem identify as Taofik Oladosu to 14 years for prison because say im try do bad thing to one 12-year-old girl (dem no mention her name).
For court, di people wey dey handle di case bring two witnesses come — one na doctor, di other one na police officer wey investigate di matter. Dem use these two people take show serious evidence against di man.
Di Lagos State lawyer wey dey fight for government side, Ms Bukola Okeowo, tell di court say di man do dis thing between September and December 2015 for Oyo Street, Mushin area for Lagos. She say di man try put im finger for di small girl private part.
Di prosecutor talk say wetin di man do go against Section 262 for Lagos State Criminal Law, 2015.
Di man come agree for plea bargain — na agreement wey dem do for court so say di man go plead guilty for small offence, instead of di big one wey carry life sentence. Di judge, Justice Rahman Oshodi, talk say im believe say di man understand wetin di agreement mean.
Di judge still talk say make people know say di original charge wey dem first carry come court na defilement, and dat one carry life imprisonment if dem find person guilty.
But because of di plea bargain, di man come plead guilty to di smaller offence — attempt to do sexual assault by penetration, and dat one carry maximum of 14 years for prison.
Judge Oshodi talk say:
“I don hear your beg for mercy, and I also look wetin di government lawyer talk say go be correct punishment. Di agreement wey una do, wey dem file on April 11, talk say you go serve 14 years from di day wey dem put you for prison. I don look everything for this case — how serious di offence be, wetin di girl go through, di fact say you talk say you guilty, and di agreement. I believe say 14 years na correct punishment.”
As e be like that, Justice Oshodi come sentence di man to 14 years imprisonment and talk say di sentence go start from December 14, 2015, di day wey dem first carry am go prison.
Di court still order say make dem put di man name for register of people wey commit sexual offence.
