Man jailed seven years for raping 12-year-old girl

Justice Maruf Adegbola of an Oyo State High Court in Ibadan on Friday sentenced one Gafar Asimiyu to seven years in prison for raping a 12-year-old girl.
Adegbola said evidence before him showed that the accused was guilty of the charge of rape preferred against him.
“The medical report from Adeoyo Hospital indicated that there was forceful penetration in the private part of the victim,” he said.
He also said the statement of the accused did not contradict that of the victim, adding that instead, it helped to strengthen the case against him.
The judge further said the testimony of the accused in the court was an after taught.
He held: “The earlier statement made by the accused with the investigating police officer indicated that the accused had sexual intercourse with the victim without her consent.
“The prosecution was able to prove the case against the accused beyond reasonable doubt.”
Adegbola said though Section 259 of the Criminal Code of Oyo State provides a life sentence for offenders, he sentenced Asimiyu to seven years imprisonment.
He said: “Base on the plea made by counsel to the accused, the court hereby sentences Asimiyu to seven years imprisonment.”
The judge said that the sentence should start from May 5.
The prosecutor, Olayiwola Oloso, had told the court that the accused committed the crime on February 18, 2013 in Yemetu area of Ibadan.