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The convict was arraigned before Magistrate Olatomiwa Daramola, on Nov. 29, 2024, for unlawfully engaging one Oyindamola Adeoti, 11, in street hawking.
Delivering judgment, Daramola said, “the defendant clearly confessed to giving the victim pepper and palm wine to hawk in order to raise money to enroll her in school.
“The prosecution has established the offence against the convict beyond reasonable doubt.
I find her guilty as charged and I convict her accordingly.
“She is hereby sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labour or an option of N20,000 fine in lieu of imprisonment,” the magistrate held.
During trial, the Prosecutor, Insp Adeoye Adesegun, had told the court that the convict committed the offence on Nov. 22, 2024, in Ado-Ekiti.
Adesegun said that the convict unlawfully engaged an 11-year-old girl, Oyindamola Adeoti, her cousin, in street hawking
He said that the offence contravened Section 30 (2) of the Child’s Right Law of Ekiti State, 2019.
The convict’s counsel, Mr Opeyemi Esan, urged the court to temper justice with mercy.
He said that the convict was ignorant of government’s directive and existing laws on child abuse and hawking, especially during school hour.
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