Symbol of justice
Mother of a nine-year old victim of rape has said that the 14 years prison sentence slammed on the convicted rapist by a high court in Delta State fell short of her expectation. She also accused the authorities of the school where the act was committed of utter insensitivity.
The High Court sitting at Effurun in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State had on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 sentenced the accused and a teacher, Mr Godwin Onoyiwai, to 14 years in prison for raping the nine years old pupil about six years ago.
It was learnt that Onoyiwai had canal knowledge of the pupil (names withheld) by forcing the helpless girl unto the floor of the staff room of Delta Career College Effurun, near Warri.
The unlawful act was said to have been committed by the teacher on September 23, 2008 at Delta Career College Effurun.
The presiding judge at Effurun High Court 1, Justice Kujaobola Onadike, said that the court had overwhelming evidence before it against the accused to pass the guilty verdict and accordingly pronounced the 14-year sentence.
Subsequently, the accused was led away in handcuffs to Warri Prison, Okere, Warri by the security personnel to commence his jail term.
However, the mother of the victim, Mrs Grace Jehovah, expressed appreciation that justice had finally come the way of the daughter via the court verdict but said that she had hoped the accused would get a harsher penalty. Mrs Jehovah told newsmen that she had actually expected that the wayward teacher would bag a life sentence.
The woman, who alleged attempt to intimidate her by authorities of the school and employers of the accused said, "I'm satisfied, but I was expecting life imprisonment for him. Well, I take it the way it is now."
Mother of a nine-year old victim of rape has said that the 14 years prison sentence slammed on the convicted rapist by a high court in Delta State fell short of her expectation. She also accused the authorities of the school where the act was committed of utter insensitivity.
The High Court sitting at Effurun in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State had on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 sentenced the accused and a teacher, Mr Godwin Onoyiwai, to 14 years in prison for raping the nine years old pupil about six years ago.
It was learnt that Onoyiwai had canal knowledge of the pupil (names withheld) by forcing the helpless girl unto the floor of the staff room of Delta Career College Effurun, near Warri.
The unlawful act was said to have been committed by the teacher on September 23, 2008 at Delta Career College Effurun.
The presiding judge at Effurun High Court 1, Justice Kujaobola Onadike, said that the court had overwhelming evidence before it against the accused to pass the guilty verdict and accordingly pronounced the 14-year sentence.
Subsequently, the accused was led away in handcuffs to Warri Prison, Okere, Warri by the security personnel to commence his jail term.
However, the mother of the victim, Mrs Grace Jehovah, expressed appreciation that justice had finally come the way of the daughter via the court verdict but said that she had hoped the accused would get a harsher penalty. Mrs Jehovah told newsmen that she had actually expected that the wayward teacher would bag a life sentence.
The woman, who alleged attempt to intimidate her by authorities of the school and employers of the accused said, "I'm satisfied, but I was expecting life imprisonment for him. Well, I take it the way it is now."
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