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A 45-year old Nigerian pastor, Ndukwe Ogbu, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for defiling his 14-year-old daughter.
An Ikeja Special Offences Court found Ogbu guilty of three-count charges of defilement, sexual assault, and sexual assault by penetration.
Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe held that the prosecution had proven beyond reasonable doubt the charges against Ogbu.
“Based on the evidence presented before the court, the defendant is found guilty on all three counts,” the judge said.
Ogbu was sentenced to three years on count one and 25 years each on counts two and three.
The sentences will run concurrently and will be effective from December 2019, when he was remanded in custody.
The judge noted that Ogbu showed no remorse for the crime, despite pleading with the court to temper justice with mercy, citing that he had other children to care for. “The defendant showed no remorse for the crime,” the judge said.
