Defilement: 19-year-old farmer jailed ten years, with hard labour

A 19-year-old farmer, Alex Aziabu, has been sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a 15-year-old girl.

Aziabu pleaded guilty to the charge when he appeared before the Dambai Circuit Court.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Seth-Vincent Kpodo, prosecuting, told the court, presided over by Mr. Osman Abdul Hakeem, that, the complainant was a farmer and father of the victim.

He said on October 30, 2024, at about 1030 hours, the victim walking home from an errand towards her village, got a hot chase from the convict without any provocation.

ASP Kpodo said the convict caught up with the victim, dragged her to a nearby bush and had sexual intercourse with her.

He said the convict, upon seeing blood coming from the victim’s private part, stopped the act and asked her to go home.

ASP Kpodo said the victim upon reaching home informed her parents about the incident and led a team to the parents of the convict leading to his arrest, and later transfer to the police station.

He said the convict admitted the offence in his caution statement, while a police medical form was issued for the girl to attend hospital for examination and treatment which she did.

He said the endorsed police medical report stated that “urethral catheter present, no discharged seen but actively bleeding with some clots in the perineum……,” which confirmed the act, hence prosecution and conviction.