Mr Sanni Idowu a 48 years old man
was arraigned before the Chief Magistrate court, Iyaganku , Ibadan, Oyo- State
Nigeria over an allegedly raping his daughter who is 15 years old.
The offense of rape contravene
the provision of section 357 and 358 of the criminal code ,cap 38 vol ii Law of
Oyo-State 2000.
The accused pleaded not guilty of
the offense unlawfully having canal knowledge of the girl.
The case was adjourned till
December 9, 2013.
Before next adjourned date, Let
us discuss the implication of this ungodly and unlawful attitude of the accused
in this matter around the world. If you have been following our write ups on
this blog ,you would have had basic knowledge of rape and penalty prescribed
for it in Nigeria.
Rape is highly condemned world
over.
In Saudi Arabia for instance in a
decided case between the government and Fayhan Al-Ghamdi (a preacher on Saudi
channels) Fayhan was found guilty of having sexual intercourse with his 5 years
old daughter. He was sentenced to 8 years imprisonment and should be given 800
(eight hundred) lashes for the offense.
Unites kingdom: Liam James was
arraigned on a 10 counts charge of sexual assault and rape against his
daughter, he was convicted for 16 years imprisonment. It was also reported that
assaulting one’s child in Liam’s family has become a norm because his father
has been charged for assaulting his family members in the past.
Australia: An accused shall be
convicted and sentenced to 18 years imprisonment or more, it is at the court’s
discretion.
I am sure we have all seen that
it is unlawful to have canal knowledge of one’s child, cousin, sister with or
without their consent, the right we have as father does not extend to having
canal knowledge.
Thank you.
Oyenike Alliyu-Adebiyi LLB
(hons)BL
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