The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has hailed a court judgment sentencing a 41-year-old teacher, Chukwu Ndubuisi, to life imprisonment for defiling a six-year-old pupil.
The Executive Secretary of DSVA, Mrs Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, commended the judgment in a statement on Thursday in Lagos.
She noted that the defilement case which involved a six-year-old pupil of a private school was prosecuted at the Lagos State High Court presided over by Justice Sodetan Ogunsanya.
Vivour-Adeniyi commended Ogunsanya and the state Directorate of Public Prosecutions for their commitment to justice delivery.
The DSVA boss said that the victim and her parents exhibited strength and determination throughout the period in spite of challenges.
“They showed outstanding courage and were the voice of other victims and the voice of everyone in the fight against domestic and sexual violence,” she said.
She encouraged other victims to speak up.
“Domestic and sexual violence thrives in silence. Healing begins with sharing experiences.
“At the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, you will be heard and we will pursue justice together; please speak, we are listening.
“We will not rest until we rid our dear state of this menace and restore the peace and trust of every member of the society, especially those who are deemed weakest,” she said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ndubisi, a teacher of Mind Builders Nursery and Primary School, Omole Phase 11, Ikeja, committed the offense in June 2016.
The convict had unhindered access to the child and defiled her several times.
Ndubuisi was arrested after the girl eventually told her mother how he used to take her to the school’s toilet and art room to have sexual intercourse with her.
