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The counts included stealing, fraudulently enticing away and harbouring a one-year-old baby, forcefully isolating the child from the lawful possession of his parents; and infliction of physical injuries on the baby. The government told the court that the offence was punishable under the Criminal Code, Laws of Anambra State of Nigeria, 1991, the Child’s Rights Law of Anambra State, 2004, and the Violence Against Persons Laws of Anambra State, 2017.Delivering judgement, the Chief Magistrate, Genevieve Osakwe, held that the defendants were guilty of all the four count charges brought against them.
Earlier in a plea, the defence counsel, said the defendants were of good character and prayed the court to temper justice with mercy on the grounds that both defendants were first-time offenders, and had sincerely expressed regrets for their wrongdoings. She ruled that each of the convicts would serve one year imprisonment for count one, six years imprisonment for count two, another six years imprisonment for count three and two years imprisonment for count four – totalling 15 years imprisonment.Commissioner reacts
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