Court Sentences Victor Dickson to Life Imprisonment for Raping Neighbour’s Six-month-old

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Summary: Victor Dickson, a Lagos-based man, has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling his neighbour’s six-month-old baby. He committed the crime on October 17, 2021, around 10:40 a.m. at No. 72 Iba Road, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. 

Victor Dickson, a Lagos-based man, has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling his neighbour’s six-month-old baby. This verdict was passed on Monday, April 13, 2026, at the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court. 

During the trial, the prosecution told the court that the offence occurred on October 17, 2021, around 10:40 a.m. at No. 72 Iba Road, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. The convict, Victor, inserted his finger into the child’s vagina, a crime that contravened Section 261 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015. 

The baby’s mother testified that Victor took the child from her potty while she was outside washing clothes. He then carried her into his room, shut the door, and assaulted her by inserting his finger in her vagina. When he was arraigned on June 20, 2022, he pleaded not guilty. However, his earlier statement to the police contradicted his testimony in court; it lacked credibility. In addition, the circumstantial evidence presented before the court clearly pointed to his guilt.

Justice Rahmah Oshodi, the presiding judge, also observed that Victor showed no remorse and chose instead to fabricate allegations against the child’s mother.

“In your extra-judicial statement, you admitted carrying the child but denied penetrating her. However, in your oral testimony before this court, you denied ever carrying the child and instead alleged that the child’s mother fabricated the accusation because you rejected her sexual advances,” he said.

He added that the baby is one of the most defenceless and vulnerable human beings, and Victor has broken the trust entrusted to him. He described the act as animalistic and advocated protecting society and curbing similar crimes. 

 “The victim in this case is an infant of six months old, among the most defenceless human beings in existence, and her mother testified before this court how you carried her naked child from her potty while she was washing clothes outside. You betrayed the trust reposed in you. The child cried throughout but could not speak or call for help,” the judge said.

“I hereby sentence you, Victor Dickson, to life imprisonment,” Oshodi ruled, adding that the convict would serve the term at a maximum-security custodial centre. He also ordered his name to be registered as a sex offender under Sections 33 and 38 of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency Law, 2021.