Two Brothers Jailed For Raping 12 Year Old girl

A 30-year-old man, identified as Chukwuedo Mogaha, and his brother, 33-year-old Amaechi Mogaha, have been arrested for raping a 12-year-old girl in the Oshimili-South Local Government Area of Delta State.

Punch reports that an Akwukwu-Igbo High Court in Delta State, presided over by Justice Marcel Okoh, found the brothers guilty of the charges of conspiracy and rape.

In a statement by the Public Relations Officer, Delta State Ministry of Justice, Ivovi Aruoriwo, it was revealed that Chukwuedo will spend 14 years in prison, while his brother, Amaechi, will spend seven years in prison.

“The first accused, Chukwuedo, was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for the offence of conspiracy to commit rape, and 14 years with hard labour, for the substantive offence of rape,” the statement read.

The statement further read, “The second accused, Amaechi, was sentenced to seven years in jail for count one, while he was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment with hard labour for indecent assault.

According to the statement, A. P. Popo, Assistant Chief State Counsel from the State Ministry of Justice, told the court that the men had committed the offences inside the classroom of a primary school where they overpowered the young teenage girl.

The court held that the sentences were to run concurrently, the statement revealed.