On Friday, the Abeokuta Magistrates Court sentenced Adeola Saheed, a teenager, to six months in prison for attempting to rape a 35-year-old married woman.
The defendant, 19, lives in Abeokuta's Brewery neighbourhood and was charged with conspiracy, indecent assault, and attempted rape.
O.O Odumosu, the magistrate, stated that the prosecution had shown beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was guilty of the charges.
She sentenced Saheed to six months in prison for each of the three crimes, with the option of a N300,000 fine.
She, however, stated that the jail term should run concurrently.
Earlier during the trial, the prosecution, ASP Olakunle Shonibare, informed the court that the defendant committed the act on October 12, 2023, at around 12:30 pm, at the Olomore Housing Estate in Abeokuta.
According to Shonibare, the defendant collaborated to conduct the crime with another person who is still at large.
He said that the defendant entered the complainant's premises with a plank and a screwdriver, claiming to be hunting a thief.
“When he got to the compound he saw the complainant washing clothes outside her house and asked if she saw anyone that ran into her compound and if she was the only one in the compound.
“The complainant, in replying to the convict, said that she was the only one in the compound and that she did not see any thief run into her compound.
“When she picked up her phone and tried calling her husband, the convict attacked her.
“Immediately, the convict attacked her with the plank he was holding, held her neck, and tore her cloth, with an attempt to rape her, but fortunately the husband to the complainant came to her rescue,” he said.
The crime violated sections 516, 360, and 359 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ogun 2006.
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