A 45-year-old pastor, Ndukwe Ogbu, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by the Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos State for sexually abusing his 14-year-old daughter on multiple occasions.

Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe handed down the judgment, on Monday in a three-count charge of sexual assault, defilement, and sexual assault by penetration.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria report, Abike-Fadipe stated that the prosecution had proven the three-count charge of defilement, sexual assault, and sexual assault by penetration beyond reasonable doubt.

“From the evidence before the court, the defendant is found guilty on all three counts,” the judge ruled.

The court convicted Ogbu based on the testimonies of the victim, a medical expert, and a social worker, which corroborated the allegations.

During sentencing, the judge noted that Ogbu showed no remorse, as his plea for leniency was based on having other children to care for.

“He is sentenced to three years’ imprisonment on count one and 25 years each on counts two and three. The sentences are to run concurrently and will take effect from December 2019, the date of his remand,” Justice Abike-Fadipe ruled.

The prosecution, led by the Lagos State Government, arraigned Ogbu in February 2021, and the trial began in October of the same year. The victim testified, recounting how the abuse started when she was 14 and identifying Ogbu as her father.

“He warned me not to tell anyone, but I eventually informed my teacher,” she said.

The social worker, Femi Oyeleke, told the court that the matter was brought to his attention by a schoolteacher to whom the survivor had confided.

Ogbu denied the allegations, but the court found him guilty based on the evidence presented.

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