Security guard bags life imprisonment for raping nurse in school clinic

The Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in the Ikeja area of Lagos State on Wednesday sentenced a security guard, Emmanuel Buchi, to life imprisonment for raping a 37-year-old nurse in a school clinic.

Buchi and the nurse were employees of Greensprings School, Awoyaya, Ibeju-Lekki, where the incident occurred on November 27, 2021.

Delivering judgement, Justice Rahman Oshodi held that the Lagos State Government successfully proved the charges of rape and assault occasioning harm against the security guard.

Justice Oshodi described Buchi as a pathological liar whose attempt to deviate from the offences he committed did not hold water.

According to the judge, the convict showed no remorse for his actions, as he continued to maintain that the nurse consented to sexual intercourse with him.

He stated that the sentence for rape was a mandatory life imprisonment prescribed by law, reflecting society’s condemnation of the crime.

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Justice Oshodi added that the evidence showed the security guard used force and violence against the nurse by pressing her hands down, grabbing her legs, and using his security boots to stamp on her legs.

Justice Oshodi said: “Throughout this trial, you have shown no understanding of the gravity of your actions or the harm you have caused.

“Beyond the physical injuries, the prosecutrix will carry the psychological scars of that violation.

“Consequently, you are sentenced to life imprisonment for rape and three years’ imprisonment for assault occasioning harm.”

The judge stated that the sentences would run concurrently and ordered that the convict’s name be registered in the Lagos State Sexual Offences Register.

The Star