A 50-year-old man identifies as Usman Tajudeen, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a minor by a High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State
capital.
Tajudeen, was arraigned before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye on one count charge of rape, contrary to Section 31 (2) of the child’s Right Law, Cap.C7 Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.
The charge reads, that you Usman Tajudeen, on 21st August 2020 at Ikere Ekiti, within the jurisdiction of this honourable Court, did rape a 4-year-old girl.
In her statement to the Police, the victim said, (the convict) Daddy Latifat who is living our house, on that day, he took me to his sitting-room, he said I should sit on his lap, he removed my pant and put his something (penis) where I use to urinate (virginal), he used to call me to his sitting room to do it, she concluded.
