Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada 
Some Fulani herdsmen in Nasarawa state allegedly led by one Idi Damina, stabbed a widow, Anchuku Usue, on her stomach leading to her death. Their reason was her refusal to have sex with them. This was after approaching her in a harassed manner, leaving behind the minor who later died for lack of proper feeding.
The ugly incident was said to have occurred in Jimin Nyaku Village, a Tiv settlement located between Aloshi and Keana town, in Keana local government area of the state.
According to the caregiver of the deceased, Christiana Usue, who spoke to our correspondent, the herdsmen came to their house in the midnight and forced open the door in which they slept and demanded to have sex with the late Anchuku or else they would kill her.
Mrs. Usue further stressed that the deceased, was said to have stoutly resisted the sexual advance from the herdsmen more so because of her chastity mood for losing her husband 10 days earlier.
The late Anchuku reportedly told her assailants: “I am not the most beautiful woman on earth, I am not a sex worker nor sex pot, I am not sexy looking, I am not sex ready because my husband died and was buried 10 days back and I am still observing chastity mood.
Investigations by our correspondent showed that the culpable homicide was reported to the Keana Police Division. Items such as touch light, knife and cutlass found at the scene where the miscreants operated were also handed over to them in the station.
The Police Public Relation Officer of the Nasarawa state command, John Idrisu Kennedy, confirmed the incident and said the culprit was undergoing investigation at the state criminal investigation and intelligence department of the command.
Randy Vice Principal gets life sentence for raping 12-year-old pupil
A High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced a randy former Vice Principal of St. Mary’s Girls Grammar School, Ikole-Ekiti, Mr. Taiwo Ajayi, to life imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old.
The court said Ajayi committed the offence on March 18, 2014 and the offence was contrary to Section 31(2) of the Child Rights Law of Ekiti State 2012.
The convict was the Vice Principal (Academics) at the time he committed the offence.
Ajayi reportedly lured the girl into his office, locked the door from behind and raped her on the table while covering her mouth with a piece of cloth.
A teacher had knocked on the door while Ajayi was carrying out the act, but he refused to open the door, and warned his victim not to tell anybody.
Two of the school teachers were, however, said to have forced the door open after 30 minutes and caught Ajayi in the very act.
Delivering the judgment, Justice Oluwatoyin Abodunde held that the prosecution had proved the case beyond every reasonable doubt on the strength of evidences placed before the court.
The prosecution was led by A.E. Arogundade of the Ministry of Justice while the defence was led by Sule Longe.
Ajayi was first arraigned in court on October 14, 2016 and he pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The judge noted that cases of child defilement has been on the increase lately and “to serve as a deterrent to others, my view is that the punishment stipulated by the lawmakers was deliberate to deter the offence and protect the right to dignity of the child.”
Before the judge passed the sentence, the defence counsel had pleaded for leniency and prayed for fine instead of jail term.
But the judge said who pays the victim for the lifetime scar of the trauma and torture of rape.
“I am unable to deviate from the provisions of the law in this instant. The defendant is found guilty as charged and sentenced to life imprisonment.”
While the trial lasted, the prosecution had called eight witnesses including a medical practitioner from the State University Teaching Hospital, police officers who investigated the case, two other pupils and a teacher in the school.
Exhibits tendered include a medical report, statement of the accused, report of the panels set up by the school authorities and Teaching Service Commission, medical report from the police clinic, statement of the victim, among others.
The two panels set up to investigate the matter had indicted Mr. Ajayi resulting in his suspension from service after which he was arrested and arraigned to face the charge.
