An apprentice, identified as Nwankwo Ifeanyi, has been given a life sentence for sexually abusing a 4-year old child in Ojo area of Lagos state.
Ifeanyi, who is an apprentice to the child’s father, was arrested and prosecuted after committing the offense in their house in June 2017.
As related by Justice R.A. Oshodi of the special offenses court, Ikeja, “The victim’s father deals in electronics, while the defendant is his apprentice who lives in the same house with them.
“The defendant sexually assaulted the victim by dipping his finger into her private parts, as the victim constantly complained of pain and reported to her father that the defendant did it more than once.”
“She was taken to three hospitals, after which the defendant was arrested and taken to the Ojo police station.”
