37 Year Old Man Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison For Touching Teenage Girl’s Breast in Lagos
A man has been sentenced to 6 months in prison by an Ikeja magistrate court for touching the breasts of a teenage girl without her consent in Lagos.
According to Vanguard, the man, 37-year-old man, Ibrahim Abu, who lives at 6, Mosque Close, Isheri-Olofin, Lagos State, was on Monday arraigned before Magistrate Osusanmi and sentenced last Friday for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl.
It was gathered that the teen, while awaiting the release of her Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, SSCE, result, was asked by her parents to go and learn hairdressing.
On Monday last week, at around 7:30p.m while she was returning home, Abu allegedly accosted her at Baale Bus Stop Akowonjo, and touched her breast without seeking her consent.
The girl instantly slapped Abu back in retaliation and he hit her with a plank. She reportedly fell, became unconscious and was rushed to a hospital.
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The matter was reported to authorities and Abu was later arrested and attached to Shasha Police Station who then reported the case to Domestic, Sexual Violence Response Team, (DSVRT).
Delivering her judgment, Osusanmi said the offence contravened Section 135 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2011.
Reacting to the judgement, Coordinator of DSVRT, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, said:
“While we are pleased with this conviction, this case depicts the current height of impunity with which abusers act.
“The success of this conviction can be linked to DSVRT’s early engagement with the concerned victim and collaboration with the police, who despite the pleas and pressures from members of the society, ensured that the case was charged to court.
“The role of the society in encouraging victims to speak out, protect victims and encourage justice is now crucial more than ever.”
Vivour-Adeniyi also disclosed that: ”The defendant’s name and details have been entered into the Sex Offenders Register.
”We, therefore, use this medium to implore members of the society and stakeholders to play their roles in the fight against sexual and gender-based violence.”
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Correct! I hope others like him learn from dis
Good. Imagine, he even hv d gut to hit d gal with a plank
Very good. 6months is even too small because that plank could have killed her. I am pleased that people are encouraged to start speaking up and not think they are the cause of the abuse.
Very good
Very good. Serves him right
Very well…he almost killed the girl if not for God. Useless man
two years would have been better
Serves him right. ..but I wish he got more. They should get him to sign an undertaking he won’t come after the girl whenever he gets out of jail.
Nice one
that’s good for the shameless man.
Nice one
Rot in jail bastard
Idiotic fella.
Serves him right