The Court of Appeal, sitting in Sokoto has sentenced one Sani Ibrahim to life imprisonment for sodomizing two Qur’anic school pupils otherwise known as Almajiris.
In their unanimous Judgment which was read by Justice Ebiowei Tobi, the appellate court set aside the judgement of the lower court which had earlier sentenced him to three years’ imprisonment that the testimonies of PW 2 and 3 were not enough to convince the court that they were molested.
Tobi said the lower court erred to have said the testimonies of PW 2 and 3 who were the direct victims were not enough to convict the respondent.
“These are the direct eye witness accounts which should not be ignored by the lower court,” he said, adding that the medical report of PW3 also confirmed penetration.
Justice Tobi noted that the act was condemnable and a crime against nature.
“I therefore set aside the judgment of the lower court and sentence the respondent to life imprisonment,” he affirmed.
