Omo, wetin we go talk for dis naija wahala? E be like say justice don shine for Lagos as one man wey carry matter for head don collect double life sentence for court. Na Olumuyiwa Adjoto be dis man name, wey no fit control im hand as e go touch im wife sister pikin wey just be six years.
The judge wey dey for Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court na Justice Rahman Oshodi. Na him deliver di judgment wey make everybody open eye. E talk say prosecution don prove two out of di three allegations wey dem carry come court. Na serious matter o! Di man dey face charge for defilement, sexual assault by penetration, and even indecent treatment of a child.
From di case wey don land for court, di judge no gree carry matter play at all. He come talk say di injuries wey dis small girl suffer fit no ever heal. Na serious level as e accuse Adjoto say im defile di pikin and cause am physical and psychological wahala wey fit follow am for life.
As di matter unfold, di judge refer to di medical expert testimony wey dey reveal how di girl don dey suffer since dia wahala start. E say di short-term effect na fear, no fit trust people, dey withdraw from society, and e fit even affect her school work. Di long-term consequences dey worse, with chances of depression, anxiety, and all kinds of relationship wahala.
Justice Oshodi no send di matter play as e drop di hammer: ‘You dey sentenced to life imprisonment on counts one and two. Na serious warning say society no go take any nonsense wey concern children.’ E even order say Adjoto name go enter Sex Offenders Register as dem dey do am for Lagos State.
During di trial, di state counsel, Bukola Okeowo, bring four witnesses come court: di survivor, her mama, a medical officer, and one police officer wey investigate di case. But Adjoto come dey defend himself as di only witness for im side. According to wetin di prosecutor talk, di wahala happen for April 22, 2022, when im wife waka go market, leaving di small girl with im. Na there di matter take true true turn bloody.
Dis case na big lesson for all of us say we need to dey protect our children. Di law no go sleep! E dey good say dem catch person wey no get sense to handle pikin matter like dis. Make we dey look sharp and ensure say justice dey shine for all corners of our society.
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