A magistrate court sitting in Umuahia Abia State has sentenced one Mr. Chiemela Victor Ekeke to life jail, for allegedly raping a 4-year-old girl in Umuahia, the Abia State’s capital. Magistrate N. Lekwa, who delivered judgment on the case, said the Court had in the last sitting found the accused person guilty of infant defilement.
The court however discharged the accused person on count 1, which is bordering on conspiracy. Also, a second defendant was however, discharged and acquitted, saying he had no common intention or anything linking him to the crime.
The prosecuting counsel, Okezuonu Obioma applauded the decision of the court, saying it is the position of the law in defilement of a minor. Mr. Chiemela Victor Ekeke had confessed to having carnal knowledge of the minor but pleaded for leniency.
he alleged rapist who is 37 years, had admitted that he is HIV-positive during interrogation but said his doctor informed him that the virus in his system is not something serious and has been flushed. He was immediately moved into the Black Maria and taken to the Correctional custodial center, where he would spend his life.