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Court sentences 18-year-old to 10 years imprisonment for sexual assault

News Express |5th Dec 2025 | 78
Court sentences 18-year-old to 10 years imprisonment for sexual assault

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An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Wednesday sentenced an 18-year-old man, Obisesan Saltan to 10 years’ imprisonment for sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl in Lagos.

The court, presided over by Justice Rahman Oshodi handed down seven years for indecent treatment of a child and three years for sexual assault by penetration.

The offence was said to have occurred on October 11, 2023, around 9:30 p.m. in the Gbagada area of the state.

Saltan was first arraigned on November 25, 2025, by the Lagos State Government (LASG) where he pleaded not guilty.

However, during subsequent hearings, prosecution witnesses testified against him, leading to a plea bargain agreement on November 4, 2024.

During the resumed proceedings, Saltan confirmed his understanding and acceptance of the plea bargain terms.

His lawyer, Adegboyega, appealed for leniency, stressing that Saltan lost his mother as a baby and has been learning shoemaking to improve his life.

However, counsel for the LASG, Bukola Okeowo, urged strict adherence to the plea agreement, requesting that Saltan’s name be entered into the Lagos State Sex Offenders Register in accordance with the Sexual Offences Law (2015 amendment).

In his verdict, Justice Oshodi sentenced Saltan to serve 10 years concurrently from the date of his arrest, October 11, 2023.

The judge also ordered the inclusion of Saltan’s name in the sexual offenders’ register as mandated by law. (Nigerian Tribune)




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