Magistrate Osusanmi of an Ikeja Magistrate Court, on Friday, Â sentenced Ibrahim Abu, 37, Â to six months imprisonment for touching the breast of a 17-year-old girl (names withheld) without her consent.
In her judgement, Â Osusanmi said the crime contravened Section 135 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2011.
Africa Update gathered that , Abu had accosted the girl at about 7p.m on Monday, at Baale Bus Stop Akowonjo, and touched her breast without seeking her consent. The girl, who lives with her parents, was on apprenticeship at a saloon while awaiting her Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, (SSCE) result. Â It was reported that she had slapped him in retaliation and Abu, allegedly hit her with a wooden object and she was rushed unconscious to a nearby hospital.
Policemen attached to Shasha Police Station, later arrested the suspect and the case was reported to Domestic, Sexual Violence Response Team, (DSVRT).
Abu was reportedly residing at 6, Mosque Close, Isheri-Olofin, Lagos State before the incident.
