Man jailed 7 years for rape
(Nigeria) A 35-year-old man, Stanley Edomwonyi, was on
Wednesday in Benin sentenced to seven years imprisonment for raping a nine-year-old
girl.
The State Counsel, Mrs O.R. Ewemade, told the Court that the
convict committed the crime on October 24, 2013, at about 6:00 pm, at Block 7,
Flat7, S and T Barracks, Ugbowo, Benin, Edo State.
The convict was charged with rape which contravened Section
218 of the criminal Code cap 48 vol. II laws of the defunct Bendel State of Nigeria
1976 as applicable in Edo.
The Magistrate, Mrs Igho Braimoh, ruled that the convict was
guilty as charged and sentenced him to seven years imprisonment with hard
labour.
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