BAYELSA: Court sentences 40-yr-old man for defiling 2 minors

A 40-year-old man identified as Godbless Ogiode has been sentenced by a Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State to eight years behind bars for raping two minors.

After pleading guilty to the charges, the convict, who resides in Kpansia, a suburb of Yenagoa, was charged with two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a four-year-old girl and unlawful carnal knowledge of a five-year-old boy.

Dise Ogbise-Erhisere, Chairperson, Federation of International Women Lawyer, FIDA, Bayelsa, expressed delight at the judgment handed over to the convict saying it was a victory for them and a warning to pedophiles, child molesters and abusers in the state.

Ogbise-Erhisere, who is also the complainant in the matter, told newsmen that she was happy with the speedy dispensation of justice in the case.

She explained that on Friday, September 15, she got a distress call from a concerned neighbour on the defilement of a boy.

According to her, she was informed by neighbours that the accused was a serial molester of children.

Ogbise-Erhisere, who is also the complainant in the matter, told newsmen that she was happy with the speedy dispensation of justice in the case.

She explained that on Friday, September 15, she got a distress call from a concerned neighbour on the defilement of a boy.

According to her, she was informed by neighbours that the accused was a serial molester of children.

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