Court sentences man to death by hanging for raping, killing landlady
An Ado-Ekiti High Court on Wednesday sentenced one Tunmise Abraham to death by hanging for raping and killing his landlady, Bukola Olanrewaju.
Abraham was found guilty of raping and killing his landlady in Adebayo area of Ado-Ekiti sometime in 2019.
According to a witness account read by Justice Monisola Abodunde, Olanrewaju, a mother of three, was alone at home after her husband had gone to work when the incident happened.
The convict was alleged to have broken into the woman’s room, threatened her with a cutlass and tied her up before raping her.
“After the act, the tenant fled the house, but some of his belongings were found in the room, which suggested that he was responsible for the act.
The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Mr Julius Ajibare, who prosecuted the case on behalf of the state government, called four witnesses to prove his case.
The judge found Abraham guilty of the offences and consequently sentenced him to death by hanging.
Lat year, Amnesty International called on Nigerian authorities to act to protect women and girls from rampant sexual violence. It said all reported cases of rape must be thoroughly, promptly, and impartially investigated and perpetrators must be prosecuted, and if convicted, sentenced with appropriate penalties. Existing discriminatory laws must be repealed and followed up with a concrete implementation and enforcement framework.
It advised the Nigerian police to provide all necessary support to survivors and act in line with their code of conduct, by providing safe process of seeking justice for survivors to report rape and other gender-based violence and get justice.
It said Courts must ensure that cases of sexual violence are fairly and promptly prosecuted. Any backlog in rape cases that may create unacceptable barriers for rape survivors’ access to justice must be addressed.
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