A 19-year-old farmer, Alex Aziabu, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a 15-year-old girl.

Aziabu pleaded guilty to the charge when he appeared before the Dambai Circuit Court.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Seth-Vincent Kpodo, prosecuting, told the court, presided by Mr Osman Abdul Hakeem, that the complainant was a farmer and father of the victim.

The court heard that Aziabu on October 30, 2024, at about 10:30am, without any provocation, chased the victim, who was sent for an errand and was returning home

ASP Kpodo said the convict caught up with the victim, dragged her to a nearby bush and had sexual intercourse with her.

The prosecution said the convict after the act, saw blood coming from victim's private part, and

asked her to go home.

ASP Kpodo disclosed that when the victim got home, she informed her parents about the incident.

The court heard that the girl led a team to arrest Aziabu, and he was handed over to the police.

ASP Kpodo noted that the convict admitted the offence in his caution statement, while a police medical form was issued for the girl to attend hospital for examination and treatment.

The prosecution said the endorsed police medical report stated that, "urethral catheter present, no discharged seen but actively bleeding with some clots in the perineum......," which confirmed the act. --GNA