A 25-year-old man, Bashiru Osho, has been sentenced to to 12 years imprisonment for attempting to defile an eight-year-old girl.
Osho who was charged for attempting to commit a felony and defilement was found guilty and sentenced by Chief Magistrate F.A Azeez of an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court, NAN reports.
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The Prosecution Counsel, Insp. John Iberedem, told the court that the convict committed the offence on Feb.29, at No.44 Igbogbo road, Igbogbo-Baiyeku area in Ikorodu.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 262 of criminal law of Lagos State, 2015 as amended.
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