On Monday, Justice Olusegun Agboola of the Osun State High Court in Osogbo found Muhammad guilty of rape and indecent assault of the minor.
A 26-year-old man,
Isha Muhammad, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for raping his
landlord's eight-year-old granddaughter.
On Monday, Justice
Olusegun Agboola of the Osun State High Court in Osogbo found Muhammad guilty
of rape and indecent assault of the minor.
The convict was
arraigned on August 3 on three counts of rape, defilement and indecent assault.
Prosecution lawyer
from the Ministry of Justice, Idayat Abdulrahman, called five witnesses and
tendered six exhibits which were admitted in evidence by the court.
Among the exhibits
tendered is a confessional statement of the convict, circumstantial evidence
and medical report.
According to
Abdulrahman, the victim, at about 8 pm on April 19, was inside the kitchen when
Muhammed attacked her, covered her mouth, laid her on the floor and forcefully
had carnal knowledge of her.
She added further that
on April 20, the victim's aunt, Araoye Bolanle, saw houseflies on the victim,
which prompted her to do a thorough checking. She discovered blood and sperm
stain on the victim's private part when she wanted to bathe her.
The victim then
narrated how Muhammed raped her to her aunt.
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