Man bags 15yrs imprisonment for defiling his neighbor’s 10-yr-old daughter

A High Court sitting in Effurun, Delta State, has sentenced one Godspower Ojakovo, 38, to 15 years imprisonment for defiling his neighbor’s 10-year-old daughter.

The court, presided over by Honourable Justice Michael Nduka Obi, handed him the sentence on Tuesday after finding him guilty of the charges leveled against him.

The defendant was arraigned before the court on a charge of having unlawful carnal knowledge of a child at Effurun, on March 30, 2020, an offence punishable under Section 218 of the Criminal Code Law Cap C21 Vol. 1 Laws of Delta State of Nigeria 2006.

The witnesses informed the court that the defendant, who was a neighbour to the child’s parents at the time of the incident, formed the habit of sleeping with her when her parents were not around.

The prosecution said that Godspower would often give the child N50 & sometimes N100 naira after every act.