Delivering judgment in the appeal, the three-member panel led by Justice Mohammad Garba unanimously affirmed the judgment of the lower court and held that Adenekan’s appeal lacked merit.

Justice Sybil Nwaka had on October 24, 2019 convicted and sentenced Adenekan to 60 years imprisonment for defiling the pupil of Chrisland school.

Delivering that judgment, Justice Nwaka held that Adenekan abused the trust of children in his care as well as the trust of their parents.

“This defendant is conscienceless, wicked, an animal and is not fit to walk the streets. I hereby sentence Adegboyega Adenekan to 60-years in prison this is the sentence of the court,” she said.

Following Adenekan’s sentencing, his defence counsel, Mr Olatunde Adejuyigbe, SAN, however, filed an appeal challenging the validity of the entire judgment.

The prosecution for Lagos State Government led by Mr Jide Boye in their response to the appeal, maintained that Adenekan committed the offence and that the High Court was just in sentencing the convict.

Adenekan was arraigned before an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on January 29, 2018 and had plead not guilty to a charge of defilement.

The prosecution led by Boye had said that Adenekan committed the offence sometime in November 2016 at Chrisland School, VGC, Lagos.

The prosecution had alleged that Adenekan had defiled the toddler by having unlawful sexual intercourse with her, in contravention of Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

During the trial at the High Court, seven witnesses including the pupil and her mother testified for the prosecution.

The pupil who was four-years old when she testified on March 22, 2018, had narrated to the court how Adenekan had defiled her.

“He put his mouth in my wee-wee, the first time he did that, he took me out of the class, the second time, I ran.

“I tried to report to my teacher but my teacher did not believe me, so I reported to my mummy.

“First time he did it was inside his office which was the toilet, the second time he did it was in the hall which was outside.

“I did not like what he did, he put his hand in my wee-wee, he put his wee-wee in my wee-wee and he put his mouth in my wee-wee,” the pupil said.

The prosecution closed its case on March 14, 2019.

Five witnesses, including Adenekan and the head teacher of the nursery arm of the Chrisland School, testified for defence.

The defence closed its case at the High Court on June 26, 2019.

Source: NAN

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He is to spend the next 60 years in prison.

The verdict was given on Thursday by the presiding judge of an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, Sybil Nwaka.

The court found him guilty of defiling the pupil, even as he pleaded not guilty.

Said the judge:  “I hereby sentence Adegboyega Adenekan to 60 years imprisonment. This is the sentence of the court.”

The judge described Adenekan as not only wicked, but “conscienceless and an animal who is not worthy of walking on the streets of Lagos.”

Delivering her judgement, she said:  “Schools should not cover up teachers who sexually abuse children. Parents should not be carried away by aesthetics of schools. This case may just be the tip of the iceberg as a lot of our children are suffering in silence.

“Parents should be bold enough to confront teachers and school management because a lot of our children are suffering in silence.

“I advise or recommend that the education and social welfare ministry workers should visit schools randomly to give them a check.”

The date for today’s verdict was announced on October 18 after prosecution counsel, Mr Babajide Boye, and defence counsel, Mrs M. Obifarinde, adopted their final written addresses.

Although Adenekan was said to have committed the offence in 2016, he was arraigned on January 29, 2018.

Seven witnesses, including the pupil and her mother, testified for the prosecution, which closed its case on March 14.

Defence provided five witnesses, including Adenekan and the head teacher of the nursery arm of Chrisland School located at the Victoria Garden City, VGC, Lagos.

The defence closed its case on June 26.

According to the prosecution, the defendant defiled the pupil by having sexual intercourse with her, in contravention of Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011, which provides for life sentence for  child defilement.

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