Barristers & Solicitors
Man jailed 14 years for attempted sexual assault

Justice Rahman Oshodi of an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in ikeja has sentenced a man, Nnanna Daniel, to 14 years imprisonment for attempt to commit sexual assault by penetration of a 13-year -old girl.

Justice Oshodi convicted and sentenced Daniel after he pleaded guilty to an amended one-count charge bordering on sexual assault by penetration.

The defendant was initially arraigned on a charge of defilement on July 27, 2021 and he pleaded not guilty.

During the proceedings of the court on April 15, 2025, the prosecutor, I.D Solarin, informed the court that the defendant through his counsel S.N Nwogu had entered a plea and sentence agreement which necessitated amending the charge to attempt to commit sexual assault by penetration.

The amended charge was read to Daniel  and he pleaded guilty.

Justice Rahman Oshodi convicted and sentenced the defendant to 14 years imprisonment having found him guilty.

Culled The Nation

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