Man, 31, bags 12-yrs for raping teenager

An FCT High Court in Apo has sentenced a 31-year-old man, Emeka Akile, to 12 years in prison for raping a 19-year-old woman. Akile was arraigned  on March 16, 2016 by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) under the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015. Prosecution counsel Malik Esomi had […]

An FCT High Court in Apo has sentenced a 31-year-old man, Emeka Akile, to 12 years in prison for raping a 19-year-old woman.

Akile was arraigned  on March 16, 2016 by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) under the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015.

Prosecution counsel Malik Esomi had told the court that the convict raped the 19-year-old woman in Lugbe, Abuja.

He said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 1 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015.

In his plea for mercy, the defence counsel, Paul Uleyo, informed the court that the convict was the bread-winner of the family.

Uleyo told the court that he was a first time offender who was remorseful.

Delivering his judgment, Justice Olukayode Adeniyi, sentenced the convict to 12 years imprisonment under Section 2B of the Violence Against Persons (VACA) (Prohibition) Act 2015.

“After the final analysis, I hereby sentence him to the minimum prescribed by the provision of Section 2B VACA without an option of fine.” Adeniyi held.

He further said the sentence would count from the day he was arraigned and remanded in prison.