An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, yesterday sentenced one Idris Rasheed, 23, to 12 years imprisonment for raping a woman in purdah. Trial judge, Justice Oyeyemi Ajayi said since the convict confessed to the crime while the doctor’s report confirmed penetration and semen was found, Rasheed was guilty of the charge. The judge said the defendant was hereby sentenced to 12 years imprisonment. Ajayi said the jail term would commenced from January 29, 2023, when the convict was arraigned in court. The defence counsel, Mr. O. Ekundayo, during…
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