An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence court on Friday sentenced founder of iReign Christian Ministry, Feyi Daniels, to life imprisonment for "raping a church member".
Tate Lionel was just 13 years of age when he was given a life imprisonment sentence. He was arrested for beating their neighbour, a 6-year-old little girl to death. This is Lionel after many years in jail.
Meanwhile, provincial commissioner of police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has welcomed the hefty sentence. "This sentence sends a clear message that crime does not pay.
On Friday, February 25, Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Federal High Court in Lagos state sentenced kidnapper Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, and two others, Uchenna Amadi and Okuchuwkwu Nwachukwu, to life imprisonment.
"Therefore, I sentence you to life imprisonment. You will be registered as a sex offender and while in incarceration, I urge you to reflect deeply on your actions and strive for redemption.
The Ekiti State Government has named and shamed a 44-year-old man, Usman Tajudeen, who is serving a lifesentence at the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Ado Ekiti, for raping a 4-year-old girl.
Justice Kathleen Ker of British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver who passed the judgement, described the case as tragic, heartbreaking and "life-shattering".
The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has secured a life imprisonment sentence at the High Court in Abuja against a public officer, Dr. Abubakar Mustapha Danraka, for sodomy.
The jury deliberated just over four hours Friday before deciding on the maximum sentence. Afterward, Garza said at a news conference that he wished that he could take credit for the conviction and sentence, "but it was God-driven."