Friday, October 10, 2025 - The Kogi State High Court sitting at Anyigba has sentenced one Husseini Mustapha to life imprisonment for r@ping a minor.
The convict was arraigned in 2024 on charges of conspiracy
and r@pe, contrary to Sections 97(2) of the Kogi State Penal Code, 2019, and
R@pe contrary to Section 31(2) of the Child Right Law of Kogi State.
The convict committed the offences at Ajakeya, Abocho,
Dekina L.G.A., of Kogi State on the 14th day of November 2024.
The victim (name withheld) who is a minor, was said to be in
company of her sister, going to a prayer ground when the Convict intercepted
them and forcefully took her to a nearby bush where he r@ped her.
While delivering the judgement of the Court on Wednesday,
8th October, 2025, Justice Hauwa Yusuf, after a careful evaluation of the
evidence presented before the court, found the convict guilty of the offence of
r@pe and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
The Court, however, discharged and acquitted the convict of
the offence of criminal conspiracy on the ground that there was no evidence to
show the role that was played by an accomplice whom the prosecution alleged was
at large.
After the judgment, the Prosecuting Counsel, Kunle Tolufase,
Esq., a Principal Legal Officer with the Kogi State Ministry of Justice,
thanked the Court for the well-researched judgment and noted that the judgment
would serve as deterrence to others.
Speaking after the judgment, Kunle Tolufase, Esq. expressed
gladness over the outcome of the judgment, and further stated that the judgment
would send a warning signal to all those who delight in indulging in r@pe and
other related s€xual offences.
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