Oladipupo Seun, a 40 year old man has been sentenced to a 16-year jail term for attempted rape and assault An Ekiti State by the High Court.
In his judgment, Justice Adekunle Adeleye said: “I have evidence before me that the defendant assaulted Mariam intentionally. I have no doubt in my mind that it was the defendant and no other person that assaulted Mariam at the midnight of February 18, 2021.
“The prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant assaulted Mariam indecently. He is found guilty as charged on both counts one and two accordingly.
“The defendant is hereby convicted as charged in counts one and two contrary to the provisions of 359 and 360 of the Criminal Code, Cap C16 Laws of Ekiti State 2012.
The defendant, in his defence through his counsel, Helen Akinboni, denied the allegation of rape.
He said: “The victim is my girlfriend. We were only romancing in the room when her father came in. I ran away because I was afraid of her father, who came to arrest me the following day.”
