Maryam AbdullahiA high court in Ekiti, on Thursday, sentenced a 40-year-old commercial motorcyclist, identified as Akinola Odebo, to 10 years imprisonment for rape.
Omotoso expressed concern over the prevalent of rape cases in the country, adding that an option of fine would thwart efforts of victims seeking justice.“Giving the convict an option of fine would defeat and frustrate the efforts of well-meaning people and stakeholders to curtail this menace in our society,” he said.
Speaking in his defence through E.K. Adetifa, his counsel, the convict said he was paid to take the victim to her house but he took her to his brother’s house after she asked him not to take her home.
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