An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday, sentenced one Moradeke Adeoti, 33, to three years imprisonment with hard labour for child abuse.
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. (Vanguard)
