By Murphy Aigbe, Bayelsa
A Magistrate Court sitting in Yenagoa has sentence a 40-year old man, Goodness Ogiode to 8 years imprisonment over two count charges of unlawful carnal knowledge of two minors.
The serial Pedophile, an indigene of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area Council, who reside along Sandfill area of Kpasia community, was arrested on 15th September 2017 and immediately charged to Court.
The prosecuting counsel and Chairperson of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Barr. Dise Ogbise-Erhisere told the court that the accused is a serial sexual predator and has violated two minors.
He was therefore charged with a two-count charge of having unlawful sexual intercourse with a 4-year old girl and unlawful carnal knowledge of a 5-year old boy.
Delivering the judgment on the two-count charge, the magistrate convicted the suspect after he pleaded guilty to the charges.
Expressing delight over the judgment, Dise Sheila Ogbise, chairperson of FIDA Bayelsa said it is victory for FIDA Bayelsa and a warning signal to pedophiles, child molesters and abusers.
Ogbise-Erhisere, who is also the complainant in the matter told reporters that she was happy with the speedy dispensation of justice in the case.
She explained that on Friday 15th September 2017, she got a distress call from a concerned neighbour on the defilement of a boy.
According to her, she was informed by neighbours that he is a serial molester of children where the mother of the 4-year-old girl caught him having carnal knowledge with her daughter.
She narrated how she reported the matter at the Ekeki Police station and subsequent arrest of the accused.
The FIDA chairperson thanked members of the Medical Women Association of Nigeria, Bayelsa State chapter for their role and the various medical examination they carried out on the victims as well as the police force for the prompt arrest and prosecution.