• Advertise
  • Opinion
  • Features & Interviews
  • Investigation
  • Contact
Monday, October 2, 2023
  • Login
No Result
View All Result
NEWSLETTER
The Lagos Today
  • Home
  • News
    • Lagos News
    • National News
    • World News
  • Entertainment⚡ by CRAWL
    • All
    • Art & Design
    • Books
    • Movie
    • Music
    • Sports
    Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania named Joint Hosts of AFCON 2027 as Nigeria loses bid

    Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania named Joint Hosts of AFCON 2027 as Nigeria loses bid

    ‘The Black Book’ becomes 1st Nollywood Movie to rank number 1 Globally on Netflix

    ‘The Black Book’ becomes 1st Nollywood Movie to rank number 1 Globally on Netflix

    I’m not involved in Mohbad’s Death, Naira Marley insists

    I’m not involved in Mohbad’s Death, Naira Marley insists

    Nigeria’s Sports Minister arrives Egypt to bid for hosting AFCON 2027

    Nigeria’s Sports Minister arrives Egypt to bid for hosting AFCON 2027

    Tears as Nigerian Singer, Mohbad, is laid to rest in Lagos

    Mohbad: Reps mourn Late Musician

    Adesanya faces Three Months in Jail over Drunk Driving in New Zealand

    Adesanya faces Three Months in Jail over Drunk Driving in New Zealand

    Nigeria wins 12 Gold Medals at 2023 ITTF African Para Championships 

    Nigeria wins 12 Gold Medals at 2023 ITTF African Para Championships 

    Tears as Nigerian Singer, Mohbad, is laid to rest in Lagos

    Mohbad’s Autopsy completed- Lagos Police

    Police exhumes Body of Mohbad for Autopsy

    Police exhumes Body of Mohbad for Autopsy

    Tears as Nigerian Singer, Mohbad, is laid to rest in Lagos

    Why we buried Mohbad quickly on his only land- Mohbad’s Father

  • Opinion
  • Business
  • Features & Interviews
  • Best Of Lagos
    Lagos welcomes The Art hotel: A flamboyant 5 star Business Boutique Hotel

    Lagos welcomes The Art hotel: A flamboyant 5 star Business Boutique Hotel

    THE LUXURY NETWORK NIGERIA ANNOUNCES NEW MEMBER, AFFINITY ART GALLERY

    THE LUXURY NETWORK NIGERIA ANNOUNCES NEW MEMBER, AFFINITY ART GALLERY

    THE LUXURY NETWORK NIGERIA HOSTS MEMBERS’ NETWORKING FORUM

    THE LUXURY NETWORK NIGERIA HOSTS MEMBERS’ NETWORKING FORUM

    Exploring Lagos’ Gastronomy With Chef Priyank Singh of Hard Rock Cafe

    Exploring Lagos’ Gastronomy With Chef Priyank Singh of Hard Rock Cafe

    Olu Oyinsan- Saying Yes To Founders At The Early Stage

    Olu Oyinsan- Saying Yes To Founders At The Early Stage

    A Rare Hobby: Sports Fishing In Lagos

    A Rare Hobby: Sports Fishing In Lagos

    Chef Nkesi- Experiencing Different Cultures Through Food

    Chef Nkesi- Experiencing Different Cultures Through Food

    Wumi Jubril: Creating Memorable Experiences

    Wumi Jubril: Creating Memorable Experiences

    Nordic hotel

    Nordic Hotel Makes Grand Debut in Lagos

  • Things To Do
  • Home
  • News
    • Lagos News
    • National News
    • World News
  • Entertainment⚡ by CRAWL
    • All
    • Art & Design
    • Books
    • Movie
    • Music
    • Sports
    Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania named Joint Hosts of AFCON 2027 as Nigeria loses bid

    Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania named Joint Hosts of AFCON 2027 as Nigeria loses bid

    ‘The Black Book’ becomes 1st Nollywood Movie to rank number 1 Globally on Netflix

    ‘The Black Book’ becomes 1st Nollywood Movie to rank number 1 Globally on Netflix

    I’m not involved in Mohbad’s Death, Naira Marley insists

    I’m not involved in Mohbad’s Death, Naira Marley insists

    Nigeria’s Sports Minister arrives Egypt to bid for hosting AFCON 2027

    Nigeria’s Sports Minister arrives Egypt to bid for hosting AFCON 2027

    Tears as Nigerian Singer, Mohbad, is laid to rest in Lagos

    Mohbad: Reps mourn Late Musician

    Adesanya faces Three Months in Jail over Drunk Driving in New Zealand

    Adesanya faces Three Months in Jail over Drunk Driving in New Zealand

    Nigeria wins 12 Gold Medals at 2023 ITTF African Para Championships 

    Nigeria wins 12 Gold Medals at 2023 ITTF African Para Championships 

    Tears as Nigerian Singer, Mohbad, is laid to rest in Lagos

    Mohbad’s Autopsy completed- Lagos Police

    Police exhumes Body of Mohbad for Autopsy

    Police exhumes Body of Mohbad for Autopsy

    Tears as Nigerian Singer, Mohbad, is laid to rest in Lagos

    Why we buried Mohbad quickly on his only land- Mohbad’s Father

  • Opinion
  • Business
  • Features & Interviews
  • Best Of Lagos
    Lagos welcomes The Art hotel: A flamboyant 5 star Business Boutique Hotel

    Lagos welcomes The Art hotel: A flamboyant 5 star Business Boutique Hotel

    THE LUXURY NETWORK NIGERIA ANNOUNCES NEW MEMBER, AFFINITY ART GALLERY

    THE LUXURY NETWORK NIGERIA ANNOUNCES NEW MEMBER, AFFINITY ART GALLERY

    THE LUXURY NETWORK NIGERIA HOSTS MEMBERS’ NETWORKING FORUM

    THE LUXURY NETWORK NIGERIA HOSTS MEMBERS’ NETWORKING FORUM

    Exploring Lagos’ Gastronomy With Chef Priyank Singh of Hard Rock Cafe

    Exploring Lagos’ Gastronomy With Chef Priyank Singh of Hard Rock Cafe

    Olu Oyinsan- Saying Yes To Founders At The Early Stage

    Olu Oyinsan- Saying Yes To Founders At The Early Stage

    A Rare Hobby: Sports Fishing In Lagos

    A Rare Hobby: Sports Fishing In Lagos

    Chef Nkesi- Experiencing Different Cultures Through Food

    Chef Nkesi- Experiencing Different Cultures Through Food

    Wumi Jubril: Creating Memorable Experiences

    Wumi Jubril: Creating Memorable Experiences

    Nordic hotel

    Nordic Hotel Makes Grand Debut in Lagos

  • Things To Do
No Result
View All Result
The Lagos Today
No Result
View All Result
Home Lagos News

Man bags life imprisonment for defiling his 8-year-old daughter in Lagos

by Segun Adewunmi
June 1, 2023
in Lagos News
4 min read
0
0
Court Remands Man for Alleged Sexual Harassment of Teenager in Lagos
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

A 42-year-old man, Sulaiman Usman, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling his eight-year-old daughter by the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court.

Justice Rahman Oshodi sentenced Usman to life imprisonment after finding him guilty as charged.

In October 2019, the Lagos State Government had arraigned Usman before Justice Sybil Nwaka but following her elevation to the Court of Appeal, the case was reassigned to Justice Oshodi.

The defendant was subsequently rearraigned on a two-count charge bordering on defilement of his two daughters, aged eight and five, at his residence in the Apapa area of Lagos State.

The offence contravenes the provisions of Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.

The defendant had pleaded not guilty and the prosecution subsequently commenced trial.

During trial, the prosecution called four witnesses: the first survivor, his 8 year-old daughter; the Investigative Police Officer (IPO); the defendant’s wife (the mother of the survivors); and a medical doctor from the Mirabel Centre (a sexual assault referral centre).

At the close of the prosecution’s case, the defence team called three witnesses, including the defendant who testified in his own defence.

The survivor in her testimony identified the defendant as her father. She narrated to the court how her father would take her into the living room “every night” and defile her.

The daughter said she told her teacher that she was left in pain after the assault.

She further testified that she informed her school teacher who is close to her mother because the defendant had warned and threatened her that she would die if she told her mother.

The survivor’s mother, in her testimony, narrated to the court how she discovered that her two daughters were defiled after she took them to the hospital.

She told the court that she sexually satisfied her husband, the defendant, and expressed bitterness that he could defile his own children.

But the defendant, in his testimony, told the court that his wife lied against him because he wanted her to relocate to the village. He said his wife concocted the lie because he wanted to marry another wife and feared that he would take the girls from her.

In his judgement, Justice Oshodi exonerated the defendant from the second count. The court held that the prosecution failed to prove that the defendant defiled the second survivor as no testimony was led in that regard.

On count one, the court held that the testimony of the first survivor was corroborated by the medical doctor. The court also held that the survivor’s evidence that she felt pain in her “bumbum” and that her father inserted his finger and penis in her genitals was believable.

The court said that it considered the ingredients of the offence: the confessional statement, the circumstantial evidence, and the eyewitness account.

“I do not believe that the first survivor was tutored. I reiterate that her evidence is credible,” the judge said.

“Regardless, I have already received eyewitness account of what happened, the prosecution also provided evidence of the medical doctor who examined the survivor which detailed the the redness of the vagina lips, the anus which was loose and was starting to heal and the fact that there was penetration in the survivor’s anus.

“I am convinced that the medical doctor’s evidence corroborates that of the survivor. The mother has also said that the crime scene is their family parlour.

“I do not consider the defendant’s testimony as credible. I find the defendant guilty of count one.”

Justice Oshodi thereafter sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment.

“Mr Sulaiman Usman, you have been convicted of one count of defilement. The punishment for defilement is life imprisonment. It is so because society frowns on it. Further, sexual crimes against children are so prevalent that children no longer feel safe in their homes,” he said.

“Further still, our laws in Lagos State have zero tolerance for sexual crimes to send a signal to your gang of paedophiles that it is unacceptable.

“In your case, the victim is your child. The evidence shows that you put your penis in her vagina and anus, repeatedly. You also threatened her, so she did not report it to her mother at first.

“The victim, who was eight at the time, could not walk properly because she had excruciating pains in her anus and vagina. Later, the medical evaluation revealed that the victim had injuries in her private part and anus. It was the result of the sexual intercourse you had with her.

“Mr Sulaiman Usman, what sexual pleasure did you want from your biological daughter? What you have done is taboo. It is animalistic and cruel. It is unacceptable, and you must be punished.

“Accordingly, I sentence you, Mr Sulaiman Usman, to life imprisonment. Mr Sulaiman Usman, your name shall be registered as a sex offender in the Lagos State Sexual Offenders’ Register.”

Follow us on social media
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
Tags: Child abuseChild defilementLagos State Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences CourtSexual Violence
Previous Post

French minister, Dr. Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, signs a letter of intent for the promotion of French language in Lagos State

Next Post

Petrol price: we will ensure compliance – FCCPC

Segun Adewunmi

Segun Adewunmi

Related Posts

Court Remands Man for Alleged Sexual Harassment of Teenager in Lagos

Court remands Man for defiling 4-Year-Old Girl in Ikorodu

by Idonosan Debe
September 29, 2023
0

Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday remanded one Stephen Monday at the...

LASU Gets 13 New Governing Council Members

Yaba, Ikeja Along Bridges to be opened for Vehicles in October – Sanwo-Olu

by Risikat Ramoni
September 28, 2023
0

Ahead of the commissioning of the Red Line Rail project later in 2023, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has...

Next Post
Curfew: NNPC Cautions Lagosians Against Panic Buying, Assures Continued Supply

Petrol price: we will ensure compliance - FCCPC

Please login to join discussion

Recommended

Drugs, Petrol, Used Automobiles, Dominate Nigeria’s Imports, NBS Says

Drugs, Petrol, Used Automobiles, Dominate Nigeria’s Imports, NBS Says

2 years ago
Govs Demand Infectious Diseases Bill Be Stepped Down, NGF Responds

Petrol Scarcity: Reps Might Summon NNPC Again, Probes Oil Firms

2 years ago

Popular News

    Newsletter

    Connect with us

    Tags

    #EndSARS 2023 Elections 2023 polls 2023 Presidency ACCIDENT Africa All progressives Congress APC Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Babajide Sanwo-Olu Bitcoin CBN Central Bank of NIgeria Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) China Coronavirus pandemic Covid-19 Covid-19 in Lagos Covid-19 in Nigeria Covid-19 Vaccine Cryptocurrency Drug Trafficking EFCC Federal Government Federal Government of Nigeria Fraud Godwin Emefiele Gov. Sanwo-Olu Insecurity Lagos-Ibadan expressway Lagos state Lagos State Government Lagos State House of Assembly Lagos State Police command Muhammadu Buhari Murder Murtala Muhammed International Airport Naira NDLEA New naira notes Nigeria Rape Strike action United states US

    News

    • Business
    • National
    • Politics
    • Tech

    Opinion

    • Editorials
    • Today’s Opinion
    • Letters
    • Sunday Review
    • Advertise
    • Opinion
    • Features & Interviews
    • Investigation
    • Contact

    © 2020 The Lagos Today - Nkali.

    No Result
    View All Result
    • Home
    • News
      • Lagos News
      • National News
      • World News
    • Entertainment
    • Opinion
    • Business
    • Features & Interviews
    • Best Of Lagos
    • Things To Do

    © 2020 The Lagos Today - Nkali.

    Welcome Back!

    Login to your account below

    Forgotten Password?

    Create New Account!

    Fill the forms bellow to register

    All fields are required. Log In

    Retrieve your password

    Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

    Log In