Man sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling his two daughters

<p>An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a man identified as Eze Chukwuma to life imprisonment for defiling his two daughters.</p>, <p>The Lagos State Domestic & Sexual Violence Agency, DSVA, in a statement issued on its official X account on Wednesday, said the 59-year-old artisan was prosecuted on a two-count charge bordering on defilement.</p>, <p>Chukwuma is said to have committed the offences at Agbeke Street by Iyana-Era Bus Stop, Ijanikin, Lagos, between 2008 and 2017.</p>, <p>The lead prosecutor, Olufunke Adegoke said Chukwuma began defiling his two daughters shortly after his wife’s death.</p>, <p>The Trial judge, Abiola Soladoye ruled that the prosecution sufficiently proved the charge of sexual assault against the convict.</p>, <p>“The testimonies of the prosecution witnesses were corroborated as valid evidence alongside the admission of the convict during cross-examination.</p>, <p>“The defendant’s incestuous relationship with his two daughters in 2008 following his wife’s death, is senseless.</p>, <p>“The oldest at the time was nine years.</p>, <p>“The defendant admitted the act and stated that he was sorry. This is also in his statement, which was admitted and marked Exhibit A.</p>, <p>“The defendant is found guilty and he is hereby sentenced to life imprisonment on each of the two counts in the charge.”</p>, <p>DSVA added that Chukwuma’s name will be added to the Lagos state’s sexual offenders register.</p>