Ekiti Publishes Identity of Olaoluwa David, Serving 10 Years Jail term For Raping A 14 Yr Old Girl – TheNigerialawyer

The government of Ekiti  State on Tuesday published the
details of Ajibade Olaoluwa David, as a sex offender.

Ajibade David was found guilty and convicted by the High Court
of Ekiti State for the rape of a 14-year-old girl ( name
withheld).

According to a Statement from the Ekiti State Ministry of
Justice, obtained by TheNigerialawyer, (TNL), “the publication is
in furtherance of the Ekiti State Government’s Zero Tolerance for
all forms of violence against women and girls”.

The statement further added that an important component of the
Zero tolerance policy is the publication of the identities of sex
offenders including registration in the States sex offenders
register.

The Justice  Ministry also said that it will take
additional steps including pasting posters of sex offenders in
prominent places in their communities as well as the website of
State Government.

Ekiti State is the only state in Nigeria to open a sex offenders
register and has received several accolades for its work in the
promotion and protection of the rights of women and the girl
child.

Prison Officer Jailed for 4 years Imprisonment for Job
Scam

An officer with the Kuje Correctional Centre, Ahmed Abdu, has
been sentenced to a four-year jail term by the High Court of the
Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Gwagwalada, for engaging in
employment scam.

Justice Abubakar Idris Kutigi, who handed down the sentence to
him, said it would deter other government officials that may want
to take advantage of the unemployment situation in the country to
defraud unsuspecting job seekers.

Abdu was charged before the court in 2014 by the Independent
Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for
defrauding one Adamu Abubakar of N250, 000.

He was also said to have collected the same amount from five
other persons to get them employed into any of Nigeria Immigration
Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and Nigerian
Correctional Service, and signed an undertaking to refund the money
if he failed to
deliver.

ICPC, in a two-count charge, told the court that the convict
used his position as a public officer to hoodwink his victims into
paying money for jobs that did not exist.

His actions were in contravention of Section 10 (a) (ii) of the
Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000 and
punishable under the same section.

Prior to the sentencing, Abdu who was not represented by a
counsel, pleaded with the court to be lenient with him, adding that
he was a first-time offender, as well as, the first child of his
family with a very large number of dependants.

Counsel to ICPC, Ngozi Onwuka, in her submission, prayed the
court to direct Abdu to make restitution by refunding the monies he
collected from other victims to them.

Justice Kutigi, in his ruling said that even though the court
was mindful of Abdu’s plea for leniency, he was only allowed to
apply the dictates of the extant laws upon which he was
charged.

He said that the facts before the court had shown a consistent
trait of the convict using his position as a public officer to lure
unsuspecting job seekers to pay for non-existent jobs.

He also lamented that the crime committed by Abdu had become
widespread in the country, adding that the court’s aim was to deter
others that may have his kind of mindset from committing
crimes.

He therefore sentenced him to four years imprisonment – two
years on each count – with no option of fine, and that the
sentences would run concurrently.

Signed: Mrs. Rasheedat A. Okoduwa, mni
Spokesperson for the Commission