Court Sentence Man To Life Imprisonment For Raping His 4-Year-Old Daughter In Delta

One 28-year-old father, Amechi Ogo has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping his 4-year-old daughter in Delta state.

The sitting was presided over by Honorable justice Flora Ngozi Azinge in the Delta state high court, Asaba.

The defendant was arraigned on a charge of rape for having unlawful carnal of his child at Asaba on 31st May 2018, contrary to Section 218 of the Criminal Code Law of Delta State.

The prosecution was led by the Director of the Sexual Offences Unit, Ministry of Justice, Mrs. P.U. Akamagwuna. She told the court that the defendant came home on a fateful day and demanded sex from his wife. When his wife turned him down and left the house on an errand, the defendant forced himself on his four-year-old daughter. He was caught in the act by a neighbour and fled the scene.

Ogo made a confessional statement after he was arrested by the police. The confessional statement was tendered in court. However, the defendant retracted the confessional statement and denied committing the offence.

Delivering judgement on Wednesday 1st February 2023, Honourable Justice F Azinge described the defendant as a paedophile. She said ogo’s conduct in raping his daughter was callous, animalistic, barbaric, and against the laws of God. She stated that society needed to be protected from persons like the defendant who prey on children.

 

Thereafter, the court sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment. The convict has since been registered in the Delta State Sex Offenders Register and his details have been uploaded to the national database