The prophet also coerced the victim to engage in sexual acts to the detriment of her physical and psychological well-being.The Ekiti High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, on Monday, sentenced one Prophet Adeleye Akingbaso, 47, to life imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old girl.
Akingbaso was first arraigned in September 2022 before Justice Blessing Ajileye on a two-count charge of rape and coercion.Delivering her judgment, Justice Ajileye said, âin conclusion, this court has found the defendant guilty on the two count charge of rape and coercion and convicted him accordingly.â
She said this would serve as a deterrent to others in the class of the convict who has not been caught up with my nemesis.
During the trial, the Prosecution Counsel, Taiwo Ajibulu told the court that the convict committed the offences sometime in July 2022, in Ado-Ekiti.
He said that the defendant raped the 13-year-old girl (names withheld) and also coerced the victim to engage in sexual acts to the detriment of her physical and psychological well-being.
According to him, the offences contravened Section 31(2) of the Childâs Rights Law, Cap. C7, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012 and Section 4 of the Ekiti State Gender-Based Violence (Prohibition) Law, No.18 of 2019.
In her testimony before the Court, the girl said;
To prove its case, the prosecutor called four witnesses and tendered the defendantâs statement and the girlâs medical report as exhibits.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the counsel to the defendant, Mr Adelanke Akinrata, called no witnesses.
