A 28-year-old father, Amechi Ogo, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a High Court in Asaba, Delta State for raping his four-year-old daughter.
The accused was charged with rape for having unlawful carnal knowledge of her child contrary to Section 218 of the Penal Code law of Delta State May 31, 2018 in Asaba.
The prosecution led by the Director of S£xual Offences Unit, Ministry of Justice, Mrs Patricia Akamagwuna, told the court that the defendant came home on a fateful day and demanded s£x from his wife, When his wife turned him down and left the house on an errand, the defendant forced himself on his four-year-old daughter.
A neighbour caught him in the act and he bolted away from the scene.
The police subsequently arrested him and he made a confessional statement, which was tendered in court.
