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A Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa on Wednesday again sentence an Electrical Engineer, Preye Ojoko 50 years old to Five years in jail for the serial rape of his 17 years old sister-Inlaw.

Ojoko, who is a father of five, was accused of raping his wife’s niece at the age of 9 and 17 years under the pretense of training her in school.

The prosecuting Counsel and Former Attorney General of the State, Kemesuode Wodu Esq tols the Court that the accused started the serial rape of his Inlaw when she was 9years but she was rescued and taken back to her village after the initial discovery by the wife, who is a Vice Principal in one of the public schools in the state.

The accused, after convincing his wife that he has changed for good, lured back the unsuspecting victim back to the House under the pretense of his readiness to support her university education.

The accused resumed his serial rape of the now 17 years old girl until she complained to her Guidance Counsellor who later reported to the school’s Principal who raised alarm and reported the case to the International Federation of Women lawyers (FIDA) in the state.

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The Presiding Judge, Justice T.Y.Abasi after listening to the submissions of the prosecution counsel, Kemesuode Wodu and the Defence Attorney, Stanley Damabide Esq, sentenced the accused to five years in jail.

Reacting to the development, the Acting Chairperson of FIDA in Bayelsa State, Ebimietei Ekeowei Ottah described the hearing and ruling of the Court as swift and commendable,” the judicial system was swift, fast and helped in passing quick message to other rapists that the law is now on the side of the victims of rape and defilement.

The FIDA Chairperson in Bayelsa State, Ebimietei Ekeowei Ottah also expressed concern over the issue of settlement out of court by parents of rape victims in the state,” it pathetic that some parents will negotiate the future of their children to money. In the last two months, we have recorded five cases of defilement and three cases of rape from December last year till March this year,2021.”

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