Man jailed for raping a 78-year-old woman in Lagos
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja convicted and sentenced a man, Lawal Moshod to 14 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 78-year-old woman, now deceased.
Justice Oshodi on Friday, jailed the convict after he found him guilty of a one-count amended charge of attempt to commit sexual assault by penetration contrary to Section 262 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State.
The judge asked the defendant if he understood the content of his guilty plea and the obligation of the court to give out the maximum sentence on the charges.
Lawal admitted he made the plea bargain voluntarily and was satisfied by the advice of his counsel.
- In his judgement, Justice Oshodi held that the convict was charged on a lone count charge of rape through an information dated August 26, 2019, which was filed on September 9, 2019, and he pleaded not guilty to it on May 13, 2022.
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