Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of a Lagos Special Offences Court, has convicted and sentenced a 52-year-old man, Akin Isaac, to 21 years imprisonment for defiling his daughter.
She gave the convict the jail-terms, following his plea of guilty to the one count charge brought against him by the State government.
The convict was accused of sleeping with his daughter since she was age six years till she turns 18 years.
The prosecution counsel, Mrs. Omowumi Bajulaye-Bishi had informed the court that, “Isaac who resides at No 2b Akinlagbe Street Alapere did defile his daughter from age six to age 18 by having unlawful sexual intercourse with his daughter.”
His offence according to the prosecution, contrary to Section 137 of the Criminal Law Cap C.17 Vol. 3 Laws of Lagos State 2015.
While delivering judgment on the plea bargain agreement the convict signed with the state, the judge said the 21 years proposed sentenced by the ministry of justice was too small to the offence which carried life imprisonment.
“I knew this case very well, I could remember the survivor was crying when giving evidence before the court that she had abortion and how defendant was beaten her. The prosecution had called for witnesses to testified against the defendant. The defendant initially pleaded not guilty.”
Justice Taiwo the directed the Registrar to put the defendant in the witness box to go through process of plea bargain, wherein he was asked whether he was forced or coerced by anybody whatsoever to change his plea from not guilty to guilty.
Isaac answered that he decided to change his plea and pleaded with the court to have mercy on him.
The defendant through his Plea Bargain application dated the 21st of April, 2022 applied and concluded to change his plea.
Reviewing the facts of the charge, the prosecutor, Bajulaye-Bishi, told the court that between 2014 and 2020, the defendant was having unlawful sexual intercourse with his daughter which resulted into at least one pregnancy.