Kemisola Oye
A Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a 47-year-old civil servant with Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, Ramoni Amore, to life imprisonment for defiling a 15-year-old girl.
Justice Rahman Oshodi convicted and sentenced Ramoni Amore to life imprisonment though he pleaded not guilty to the two counts charge brought against him by the state government.
During his arraignment on 28 July 2021, he pleaded not guilty to the charges of defilement contrary to Section 137 and an attempt to procure abortion contrary to Section 142 (1)(2) of the Criminal Code Law of Lagos State 2015.
Justice Rahman Oshodi held that the prosecutor has proved the case of defilement but failed to prove the case of an attempt to procure abortion.
“No medical expert was presented to establish that the substance given to the victim was poisonous or noxious or capable of procuring an abortion.
“Ramoni Amure, your conduct was grievous given your position as a law enforcement officer with the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps. You abused the trust and intimidated the victim.
“I hereby sentence you to life imprisonment and also your name should be registered as a sex offender in the Lagos State register book”.
Justice Oshodi held that the prosecuting counsel, O. Aluko called 4 witnesses, PW1 the survivor, PW2, a social worker, PW3 the survivor’s mother and PW4 the IPO.
The defence Abel Iwoara presented only one witness which is the defendant DW1.
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