A Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Court, Awka, Anambra State, has sentenced a middle-aged man, Kenneth Nwangu, to 10 for defiling his nine-year-old daughter .
The court found him guilty of the three counts in the charge as it held that the state government brought compelling evidence that he defiled the girl who is also his only child.
The court sentenced him to seven years imprisonment on count one – having sexual intercourse with a nine-year-old, an offence punishable under Section 34 of the Child Rights Law of Anambra State of Nigeria, 2004.
He was sentenced to two years imprisonment on count two – inflicting physical injuries on his victim and one-year imprisonment on count three – causing emotional and psychological abuse on the victim.
During the trial, the defendant confessed to the crime, though he initially denied defiling his child. He then pleaded for leniency, saying he was a first- time offender.
The sentences the court ordered should run concurrently.
