RAPE: MAN JAILD FOR 10 YEARS IN KOGI

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A 23-year old man, Okwudili Ayogu, has been convicted of raping the daughter of his “master” and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja.
The Chief Judge of the state and presiding judge of the High Court 1, Justice Nasiru Ajanah, found the defendant guilty of the offence committed on the 28th October, 2018 behind the Mountain of Fire Church, Phase II, Lokoja, within the Kogi State Judicial Division.
The case with number HCL/04C/2019 was determined on the strength of its successful prosecution by the Director of Public Prosecution in the Ministry of Justice, Kogi State, on a one count charge of rape under Section 283 of the Penal Code.
A summary of the offence showed that on the 28th October, 2018 the victim took her bath in preparation to go to church, but on coming out of the bathroom, was confronted by the defendant who forcibly removed her cloth and raped her.

The victim further told the court that after committing the act, the defendant started begging her and told her not tell anybody.
Her father subsequently lodged a complaint at the police station the following day, and the defendant was arrested.
She told the court that the defendant admitted committing the offence and continued to beg her, at the police station.
During the course of hearing, the prosecution called four witnesses, including the victim, who testified against the defendant.
The court observed that the victim remained consistent and unshaken in her allegations that the defendant raped her during cross-examination even though the cross-examination was centred more on the challenge of her virginity.
Despite pleading not guilty, the defendant was convicted based on his initial confessional statement when arrested by the police and the evidence of the medical report tendered in the court.
“The offence alleged against the defendant is that of rape and I am inclined to agree with and adopt the issue for determination as couched by the learned Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Ms. Iye Idama. The said issue simply put, is whether the prosecution has proved her case beyond reasonable doubt.
“Both confessional statements made by the defendant in this case were positive and unequivocal in admitting his guilt….the confessional statement of the defendant corroborates the evidence of the PW1 (victim) that the defendant raped her,” said Justice Ajanah.
On whether or not the defendant had sexual intercourse with the victim, the judge said he was “convinced by the testimony of the victim and the unequivocal admission of the defendant,” that he had sexual intercourse with her.

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