Lagos Farmer Who Rapes, Impregnates Daughter Gets 10 Years Jail-term

A Lagos farmer, Yesiru Onajobi, who was accused of raping and impregnated his 14 years old daughter, was Friday convicted and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by a Federal High Court, Lagos.

The presiding judge, Justice Sule Hassan, convicted and sentence the farmer after holding that the prosecution has successful proved the charges of rape and unlawful canal knowledge made against the farmer.

The farmer, Yesiru, was first arraigned before the court by the National Agency for Prohibition and Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on July 18, 2013.

The offences according to NAPTIP are contrary the provisions of Sections 13 (1) and 18 (a) of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Law Enforcement Act 2003

In sentencing the farmer, Justice Hassan held: “the prosecution has been able to established the charges against the defendant.

“I have also listened to the plea of allocutor made by the defendant’s counsel, though, she did not say much.

“The offences that the defendant is charged with is a very serious offence, consequently, I hereby sentenced you, Yesiru Onajobi to 10 years imprisonment on each counts without option of fine.

“The terms of imprisonment to run concurrently. However, the period spent in custody be deducted from the jail terms”.