Onyekachi Agu, 32, was sentenced to seven years in prison by an Ikeja High Court on Wednesday, April 26, for spilling acid on his ex-girlfriend, Aishat Adefarati, and her new partner, Monsuru Ahmed.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Justice Oyindamola Ogala ruled that the prosecution proved the one-count charge of severe hurt against Agu.
Mrs. Ogala claimed that Agu’s reversal of his confessional declaration was a ruse to avoid punishment.
According to her, the felon failed to bring his brother, who he said was with him on the day of the crime, to court.
“The defendant tried to mislead the court by claiming to have been with his brother on the said day, but he failed to corroborate his evidence by giving the date and day he visited him,” the judge wrote.
“His ‘brother,’ whom he attempted to use as an alibi, was nowhere to be found to testify in this court.” The defendant never denied pouring a caustic material on the victims. The defendant’s actions were deemed intentional.”
“The victims demonstrated to the court the extent of their bodily damage,”
Mrs. Ogala stated that the prosecution’s case was founded on circumstantial evidence.
“The testimony of the defendant’s former lover about how she was harassed and assaulted by him led to their breakup after three years of dating.”
“Based on the evidence presented in court, I hereby find the defendant guilty of the charge against him and sentence him to seven years in prison,” Mrs. Ogala stated.
