Ezekiel Udoh, a 41-year-old car cleaner, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling and impregnating his neighbor’s 12-year-old granddaughter, News360 Nigeria reports.

The sentence was handed down by Justice Rahman Oshodi at the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court.

According to Rahman while imposing his sentence, he said, “A child was forced to bear a child, forever altering the course of her life.”

He further disclosed that Ezekiel took advantage of the young girl under the pretense of running errands and exploited her vulnerability and proximity.

“Evidence before this court reveals a disturbing pattern of predatory behavior.

“You deliberately lured this girl to your room under the pretense of running errands and exploited her vulnerability and proximity.

“As a neighbour, most disturbingly, you engaged in sexual intercourse with her twice, showing a calculated and persistent pattern of abuse,” he said.

He concluded that the prosecution successfully proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Udoh committed the offense.

According to him, the impact of the convict’s actions is severe and far-reaching, as the defilement led to an unwanted pregnancy at a young age.

Oshodi said, “Section 137 of the Criminal Law prescribes life imprisonment for the offence of defilement, reflecting society’s utter condemnation of such an act and its determination to protect its most vulnerable members.

“This sentence serves as a deterrent to others contemplating similar crimes against children.

“I, therefore, sentence you to life imprisonment under Sections 33 and 38 of the Lagos State Domestic and Violence Agency Law, 2021.”

He further stated that the convict’s name should be recorded in the Lagos State Sex Offenders Register.

The prosecution team, led by Lagos State counsel Mr. Babajide Boye, presented three witnesses during the trial: the minor survivor, her grandmother, and a social worker.

The convict served as the sole witness for the defense.

The prosecution argued that the offense was committed in January 2020 in Amuwo Odofin, Lagos.

According to the Lagos State Government, the offense violates Section 137 of the 2015 Criminal Law.

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12 years old is wild when she is 30 her child would be 18

So if she didn't get pregnant no one would have known

In as much as the man in question is a paedophile and sexually demented fool who took advantage of the girl, I must admit that some kids are dumb and not street smart at all.

Why didn't the girl report him after the first sexual encounter? Obviously, he must have silenced her with the meagre sum of one thousand naira which prompted her to go for round two.

There are girls younger than her who would turn down a man's advances and report him to their parents or older ones. This is a wake up call for parents to raise smart kids and not the type that are easily influenced or bought with money.