OLUMUYIWA ADJOTO Jailed for Life for Sexual Assault of Minor in Mowe, Badagry

Jan. 21, 2026, 5:07 a.m.

The Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced one OLUMUYIWA ADJOTO to life imprisonment for the sexual assault of his wife’s six-year-old niece. Justice RAHMAN OSHODI found fifty-year-old ADJOTO guilty of two counts of defilement and sexual assault by penetration, which he committed in Mowe, Badagry, sometime in April, 2022. During the trial, the prosecutor, BABAJIDE BOYE, called four witnesses, including the convict’s wife, OLAYEMI HUNSA, to testify before the court, detailing the circumstances leading to the commission of the crime at their residence in Mowe, Badagry, while she was away shopping on Lagos Island. The convict equally testified in his defence, saying that he was at a bank in Agbara at the time of the incident, and that he was falsely accused by his second wife due to marital issues. In his judgment, Justice Oshodi held that the evidence before the court established that ADJOTO defiled and sexually assaulted the six-year-old child who was entrusted to his care. “Dr Olubukola Elizabeth Olatunji, a senior registrar at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, testified about the devastating impact of your actions on this child. “She explained that the immediate effects include fear, difficulty trusting people, social withdrawal, possible urinary incontinence, and declining academic performance. “The delayed psychological impacts include depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and difficulty maintaining relationships, including marital relationships. “You have inflicted upon this innocent child wounds that may never fully heal. “The punishment prescribed by law for the offence of defilement under section 137 of the Criminal Law is life imprisonment. “The punishment prescribed for sexual assault by penetration under section 261 of the same law is also life imprisonment. These sentences reflect society’s condemnation of such heinous acts against children,” the judge held. Accordingly, I sentence you as follows: (a) On count one (defilement), you are sentenced to life imprisonment. (b) On count two (sexual assault by penetration), you are sentenced to life imprisonment. (c) Both sentences shall run concurrently. “Furthermore, in accordance with sections 33 and 38 of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency Law 2021, I order that your name be entered into the Sex Offenders Register maintained by the Lagos State Government”.

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