An Osogbo Magistrate
Court has sentenced a
56-year-old Samuel
Olatoye for raping an
11-year-old primary
school pupil in Osogbo to
14 years imprisonment
without any option of
fine.
The convict had just
finished serving a jail
term at Ilesa prison for
armed robbery which he
committed on June
11th, 2012 at Abodua,
Oluode area of Osogbo,
the Osun State capital.
Olatoye was said to
have forcibly had carnal
knowledge of the
hapless girl, who is a
primary 4 pupil of All
Saints Primary School in
Owoope area, Osogbo.
The police prosecutor,
Elisha Olusegun,
yesterday told the
court that Olatoye,
engaged one Funmilayo
Adefemi to invite the
girl to his house and
thereafter de-flowered
her,
The charge sheet also
said that Olatoye
conspired with
Funmilayo to commit
felony to wit rape and
unlawfully had carnal
knowledge of an 11-
year-old victim and thus
committed an offence
contrary to and
punishable under
section 516 and 218 of
the Criminal Code, Cap
34, Vol. II, Laws of
Osun State of Nigeria,
2003.
The accused person
pleaded guilty to the
two-count charge of
conspiracy and rape
preferred against him.
The prosecutor also
informed the court that
Olatoye resides very
close to her victim’s
school, therefore
making it easier for him
to have access to them
after schools hours.
Olusegun said that the
ex-convict seized the
victim’s clothes,
including pants for close
to two hours after
forcing her to bed, an
action which prompted
the victim’s parents to
search for their
daughter and eventually
found her in Olatoye’s
house.
The prosecutor further
informed the court that
the victim revealed to
her parents how
Olatoye forcibly had
sexual intercourse with
her.
According to the
prosecution, the
victim’s parents
reported the case at
the state command of
the Nigerian Security
and Civil Defence Corps
(NSCDC) in Osogbo and
Olatoye was
apprehended and was
later handed to the
police for necessary
investigations.
When asked whether
the fact was correct,
the accused said it was
the truth, adding that
he had been having
sexual intercourse with
the victim for about
two years alongside
some of her friends.
Olatoye’s counsel, Mr.
Reginald Ngwu, prayed
the court to tamper
justice with mercy, but
Magistrate Adewunmi
Makanjuola declared
Olatoye guilty and
convicted him.
Makanjuola ordered
Olatoye to be
sentenced to 14 years
imprisonment and also
ordered that Olatoye
should be re-arraigned in
court for raping some
other young girls inside
his room on September
7th, 2011

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