Man, 26, bags life imprisonment for having sexual intercourse with 12-year-old church member

A 28-year-old man, Kingsley Inyang, has been sentenced by an Igbosere High Lagos to life imprisonment for having unlawful sexual intercourse with a Junior Secondary School (JSS) Two pupil,12-year-old church member in his home.

Inyang, a resident of No.16, Adetunde Arogundade Street, Fagba, a Lagos suburb, was arraigned on March 3, 2017.

Justice Sedoten Ogunsanya convicted Inyang following a trial lasting one year and three months.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted bail.

According to the prosecution, Inyang committed the offence on July 26, 2015.

“During the trial, the girl told the court that the first time Inyang defiled her was on a Sunday evening after a fellowship service, following which he threatened to assault her if she told anyone”.

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Three days later, as she and her younger brother passed his house on their way home from bible study and he beckoned on her again.

“He sent my brother outside and forced me to make love to him and said that I should not let anybody know, otherwise he was going to beat me,” the girl said.