A 38-year-old bus conductor, Seun Aina was on Tuesday sentenced to 25-years imprisonment by an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court for defiling a 15-month-old toddler.
Justice Abiola Soladoye sentenced Aina after finding him guilty of defilement.
“The defendant is sentenced to 25-years in prison without an option of fine,” Soladoye held in the judgment.
The prosecution led by Mr Peter Owolabani said the bus conductor committed the offence at 5:30pm on Jan. 3, 2018, at No. 5, Dominion Estate Road, Ijede, Ikorodu, Lagos.
He said the convict was 35-year-old at the time he committed the offence and the minor was his neighbour’s daughter.
During the trial, the prosecution presented three witnesses including the Investigating Police Officer and a medical doctor.
While the defence presented two witnesses – the convict and a medical doctor.
The offence, contravenes the provisions of Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos 2015.
