16th October, 2014
Jethro Ibileke/Benin
A Benin City High Court has sentenced a 35 year-old teacher, Bright Asiruwa, to life imprisonment for defiling an 11 year-old primary school pupil.
The convict who was a teacher to the victim before the incident, was said to have defiled the victim in 2007.
Prosecution Counsel, Nelson Okojie, had earlier told the Court that Asiruwa defiled the pupil at Osazuwa Primary School, Ehor, the administrative headquarters of Uhunmwode local government area of the state.
Sentencing the convict, Justice G. O. Imadegbelo, pronounced the teacher guilty of rape. He therefore sentenced him to life imprisonment.
Elder brother of the victim, Engineer Zini Braima, applauded the judgement, saying that all the family wanted was justice.
“As a matter of fact, I’m happy and I give glory to God that justice is done today by the Court, because from the beginning of that case, we have been praying the right justice,” he said.
Hearing on the matter had commenced at an Abudu High Court in 2008 and was subsequently moved to a Benin City High Court.