Justice Abiola Soladoye of Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, Ikeja on Tuesday sentenced a head teacher, Benjamin Ogba to double life imprisonment for defiling two girls, of age seven.
The survivors are his pupils.
Convicting Benjamin, Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution has succeeded in proving beyond doubt the ingredients of defilement.
Justice Soladoye, however, held that the evidence of the defence witnesses were tainted with lies, which did not hold waters.
According to the judge, the convict is a serial paedophile and his testimonies are pack of lies.
Soladoye said: “The defendant and his fellow defence witnesses were not truthful and credible in their testimonies.
“Their testimonies were pack of lies, and fell asunder like a pack of cards.
“This serial paedophile, a head teacher, who is expected to teach his students morals, stooped so low and defiled the underage girls, what a shame!
“This irresponsible and randy teacher who teaches his students nonsense, should be locked away.”
The judge also praised the two survivors for their courage to have spoken up in court against their assailant.
The judge said that sexual abuse of any sort must be reported and not swept under the carpet.
The judge added that parents should not to relent in reporting sexual abuse cases to the appropriate authorities.
“Continuous education and awareness of this issue of sexual menace must be at the forefront of all stakeholders in the administration of justice so as to advocate for the rights of young children.
“The defendant, having be found guilty of the two counts bordering on defilement, is hereby sentenced to life imprisonment on each of the counts.
“The sentencing, will however, run concurrently and his name be registered in the Sex Offenders register as maintained by Lagos State,” she said.
According to the State Counsel led by Mr. Olusola Soneye, the prosecution called three witnesses while the defence counsel called four witnesses during trial.
The prosecution submitted that the convict, sometime in the months of April and May 10, 2019, at Shalom Private School, Oke-Ira Road, Ebute-Metta in Lagos, the defendant defiled the two survivors by having unlawful sexual intercourse with them.
The prosecutor told the court that one of the girls however, informed her mother and the case was reported at the station.
According to the prosecution, the offence violates Section 137 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
