{"id":164761,"date":"2025-05-29T10:02:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T09:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/lagos-court-jails-61-year-old-farmer-for-attempted-sexual-assault"},"modified":"2025-05-29T11:24:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T10:24:50","slug":"lagos-court-jails-61-year-old-farmer-for-attempted-sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/lagos-court-jails-61-year-old-farmer-for-attempted-sexual-assault","title":{"rendered":"Lagos court jails 61-year-old farmer for attempted sexual assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja has sentenced a 61-year-old farmer, Abayomi Abraham, to 14 years\u2019 imprisonment for attempting to sexually assault his 15-year-old biological daughter (name withheld).<\/p>\n<p>The sentence followed Abraham\u2019s decision to plead guilty to an amended one-count charge of attempted sexual assault by penetration.<\/p>\n<p>Abraham was arraigned on February 21, 2024, the defendant had faced four counts; defilement, sexual assault by penetration, attempted procurement of abortion, and indecent treatment of a child, to which he pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n<p>However, the prosecution, led by Ms Bukola Okeowo, informed the court on Monday that Abraham had opted for a plea bargain. As a result, the charge was amended in accordance with Section 272 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Delivering judgment, Justice Oshodi stated that the court was satisfied the defendant understood the nature and consequences of his plea and had entered it voluntarily, with the benefit of legal counsel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe convict was aware of the nature of the amended information and the consequences of his plea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbayomi Abraham, you have pleaded guilty to the offence of attempt to commit sexual assault by penetration contrary to Section 262 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State and I have accepted your plea and convicted you accordingly,\u201d the judge ruled.<\/p>\n<p>Abraham was subsequently sentenced to 14 years in prison, with the term to run from August 31, 2022, the date he was remanded in custody.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Oshodi ordered that Abraham\u2019s name be entered into the Lagos State Sex Offenders Register, in line with Sections 33 and 38 of the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency Law of Lagos State, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja has sentenced a 61-year-old farmer, Abayomi Abraham, to 14 years\u2019 imprisonment for attempting to sexually assault his 15-year-old biological daughter (name withheld). 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