A man jailed 6 months for touching a girl's breast

About two months ago in An Ikeja magistrate’s Court, weekend,
sentenced a 37-year-old man, Ibrahim Abu,
to six months imprisonment for touching the
breast of a 17-year-old girl (names withheld)
without her consent.
Abu, who lives at 6, Mosque Close, Isheri-
Olofin, Lagos State, was arraigned before
Magistrate Osusanmi and sentenced last
Friday for sexually assaulting the girl
Monday last week.
Vanguard gathered that the girl was asked
by her parents to learn hairdressing, while
awaiting the release of her Senior
Secondary Certificate Examination, SSCE,
result.
It was learned that at 7:30p.m. last week
Monday, while she was returning home, Abu
accosted the victim at Baale Bus Stop
Akowonjo, and touched her breast without
seeking her consent.
It was gathered that in retaliation, she
slapped Abu and he hit her with a plank; she
reportedly fell, became unconscious and was
rushed to a hospital.
Abu was later arrested by policemen
attached to Shasha Police Station and the
case reported to Domestic, Sexual Violence
Response Team, DSVRT.
Delivering her judgment, Osusanmi said the
offence contravened Section 135 of the
Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2011.
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Reacting over the judgement, Coordinator of
DSVRT, Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, said:
“While we are pleased with this conviction,
this case depicts the current height of
impunity with which abusers act.
“The success of this conviction can be
linked to DSVRT’s early engagement with
the concerned victim and collaboration with
the police, who despite the pleas and
pressures from members of the society,
ensured that the case was charged to court.
“The role of the society in encouraging
victims to speak out, protect victims and
encourage justice is now crucial more than
ever.”
...put in Sex
Offenders’ Register
Vivour-Adeniyi disclosed that “the
defendant’s name and details have been
entered into the Sex Offenders Register.
“We, therefore, use this medium to implore
members of the society and stakeholders to
play their roles in the fight against sexual
and gender-based violence.”
Source: vanguard