A 42-year-old father, Ekpo Lawrence, has been sentenced to life imprisonment without an option of fine by an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court for defiling and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter.
Giving the judgment, Justice Abiola Soladoye said the prosecution diligently proved the ingredients of the charge of defilement that was proffered against Lawrence by the Lagos government.
The judge said the evidence cited by the prosecution had been consistent, while that of the defendant had been inconsistent and manifestly unreliable.
Soladoye in the judgment noted that Lawrence’s denial of the allegations amounted to calculated attempt to mislead the court.
The Executive Secretary of the Lagos office of Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi told Inspiration FM that they were encouraged by the judgment.
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