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Nigerian man sentenced to life for raping girl in Lagos

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Nigerian justice authorities have sentenced Idris Ashimiyu to life imprisonment for raping an 11-year-old girl in Lagos. The victim, aged 13 at trial, testified before Judge Abiola Soladoye, who upheld the charges, reports Punch.

Idris Ashimiyu has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of an 11-year-old girl in Lagos, Nigeria. Judge Abiola Soladoye handed down the sentence on Wednesday after the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court found him guilty, reports Nigerian newspaper Punch.

The victim, who was 13 at the time of the trial, testified that she knew Ashimiyu, who ran errands and washed cars at their residence. The judge found her testimony credible and consistent and concluded that the prosecution had established the child’s age and the absence of consent. Ashimiyu had pleaded not guilty; he did not testify at his trial.

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