47-year-old Prophet Adeleye Akingbaso has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the heinous crime of raping a 13-year-old girl by an Ekiti High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the state’s capital town.
Delivering her judgment on Tuesday, Justice Blessing Ajileye said, “In conclusion, this court has found the defendant guilty on the two-count charge of rape and coercion and convicted him accordingly.”
Akingbaso was first arraigned in September 2022 before Justice Ajileye on a two-count charge of rape and coercion.
The judge said this would serve as deterrent to others in the class of the convict who have not been caught up with by nemesis.
During the trial, the prosecution counsel, Taiwo Ajibulu told the court that the convict committed the offences sometime in July 2022, in Ado-Ekiti.
He said that the defendant raped the 13-year-old girl (names withheld) and also coerced the victim to engage in sexual acts to the detriment of her physical and psychological well-being.
According to him, the offences contravened Section 31(2) of the Child’s Rights Law, Cap. C7, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012 and Section 4 of the Ekiti State Gender-Based Violence (Prohibition) Law, No.18 of 2019.
To prove its case, the prosecutor called four witnesses and tendered the defendant’s statement and the girl’s medical report as exhibits.
In another development, a magistrate court in Kano has sentenced TikTokers Ahmad Isa and Maryam Musa for posting vulgar videos online that violated the state’s religious and moral sensitivities.
The social media users were arrested by the state’s censorship board.
Garzali Maigari Bichi, the state’s counsel, charged them with criminal conspiracy and posting illicit content.
They pleaded guilty to the charges and were sentenced to one year imprisonment each or a fine of N100,000.
Hadiza Muhammad Hassan, the judge, also cautioned them to be of good behaviour.
This is not the first time TikTokers have faced legal issues in Kano.
The Kano Hisbah Board has arrested several TikTok users in the state for violating Islamic laws.
In February 2024, Murja Kunya was apprehended and remanded in prison over allegations that she was involved in immoral acts.
G-Fresh al-Amin, another TikToker, was arrested for allegedly making inappropriate remarks in June 2024.
He was said to have recited Fatiha, the first chapter of the Quran, improperly during the last Salah celebration.
To prove its case, the prosecutor called four witnesses and tendered the defendant’s statement and the girl’s medical report as exhibits.
In another development, a magistrate court in Kano has sentenced TikTokers Ahmad Isa and Maryam Musa for posting vulgar videos online that violated the state’s religious and moral sensitivities.
