Rape convictions in Nigeria 

S/N Year Name of convict(s) Court Sentence Source

1 1973 Okoyomon High Court Link

2 2001 Edet Ikon Iko 7 years with hard Link

labour

3 2002 Oludotun Ogunbayo 7 years with Link

option of fine

4 2003 Umar Tori Bauchi Shari'a Death by stoning Link

Court

5 2005 Edwin Ezeigbo 2 years Link

6 2007 Elele Biloko, Joshua Eborod Federal High Court 2 years Link
& Helen Oni Lagos

7 2008 Ganiyu Ishola Ilorin High Court 2 years Link

8 2009 Effiong Effiong High Court Uyo 2 years Link

9 2010 Opanefe Ikeja High Court Link

10 2012 Bilyamin Shera'u Gusau Sharia 8 months, 20 Link

Court strokes of caning

11 2012 Idowu Lambason Igbosere 5 years with hard Link

Magistrate Court labour
12 2012 Jacob Williams FCT High Court 5 years Link

13 2013 Popoola Link

14 2013 Gabaduhu Saidu Abuja Upper Area 7 lashes of caning Link

Court

15 2013 Boniface Adonike Delta High Court 6 years and 6 Link

lashes of caning

16 2014 Saidu Ubale Kano Court Link

17 2014 Suraju Olanrewaju and Osogbo High Death by hanging Link

Lekan Olatayo Court

18 2014 Kolade Fowosere, Blessing Ado-Ekiti High Death by hanging Link

Owhosiri, and Ojo Ogundare Court

19 2014 Obafemi Kolawole Ilesa High Court Life imprisonment Link

20 2014 Micheal Dimowo FCT High Court 10 years without Link

option of fine

21 2014 Baba Ghana Mohammed Maiduguri High 10 years Link

Court

22 2014 Isah Makeri Kontagora High 4 years with Link

Court option of fine

23 2014 Godwin Onowiya Effurun High Court 14 years Link

24 2015 Chukwu Ebuka Asaba High Court 35 years without Link

option of fine

25 2015 Chidi Ibiam Lagos High Court 21 years Link

26 2015 Ekene Nweke Ebonyi High Court 3 years with hard Link
labour

27 2015 Alabi Ibrahim Ogun High Court Life imprisonment Link

28 2015 Monday Micheal Jiwa Upper Area 4 years Link

Court, Abuja

29 2015 Onoja Abel Akure Chief 5 years Link

Magistrate's Court

30 2015 Saturday Udoh Benin Magistrate 5 years Link

Court

31 2015 Ganiyu Awawu Ogba Magistrate 4 and a half years Link

Court, Lagos

32 2015 Sani Isa Jigawa State High 15 years Link

Court

33 2016 Lucky Idahosa Magistrate Court 14 years Link

Benin

34 2016 Amaechi Mogaha and Akwukwu-Igbo 7 and 14 (2) years Link

Chukwuedo Mogaha High Court in Delta on each count

35 2016 Tajudeen Soneye Lagos High Court 10 years with Link

hard labour

36 2017 Godbless Abe Bayelsa Magistrate 8 years Link

Court

37 2017 John Udensi Jos High Court 10 years Link

38 2017 Tope Odeyemi Ado-Ekiti High Life imprisonment Link

 Court

39 2017 Solomon Friday Ogudu Family 10 years Link

Court Lagos

40 2017 Monday Ogedengbe and Edo Magistrate 4 years Link

Dauda Iyamah Court

41 2017 Yahaya Umar High Court in 14 years Link

Maiduguri

42 2017 Khamis Umar Jos Upper Area 3 years Link

Court

43 2017 Oge Etudo Abuja High Court Death by hanging Link

44 2017 Godwin Ime Alex Uyo State High Life imprisonment Link
Court

45 2017 Godwin Aboyi, 2017, 1-year Grade 1 Area 1 year Link

imprisonment Court Karshi,
Abuja

46 2017 Ojo Ayodele Ado-Ekiti High Life imprisonment Link

Court

47 2017 Johnson Adeleke Ogun State High 5 years Link

Court

48 2017 John Julius Ado-Ekiti High Life imprisonment Link

Court

49 2017 Musa Nyam Jos Upper Area 4 years Link

High Court

50 2018 Gabriel Obinna Izegben Lagos Sexual 60 years Link​,

Offences Court Link
51 2018 Friday Moses Benin Magistrate 14 years Link
Court

52 2018 Kingsley Inyang Lagos High Court Life imprisonment Link

53 2018 Thompson Ojo Ondo High Court 5 years Link

54 2018 Yahaya Mohammed Upper Area Court, 2 years Link

Kasuwan Nama

55 2018 Raymond Adamu Jos Upper Area 2 years Link

Court

56 2018 Wunde-Fenan Juna Jos Upper Area 3 years Link

Court

57 2018 Ajewole Dada Fulani Ekiti High Court Life imprisonment Link

58 2018 Amos Adamu Jos Upper Area 2 years Link

Court

59 2019 Basil Princewill FCT High Court 12 years Link

60 2019 Jimoh Oyemomi Osun State 3 years Link

Magistrate Court

61 2019 Martins Enwerem Special military Dismissed from Link

court military

62 2019 Hassan Suleiman, Ibrahim Kaduna Sharia 1 year, N7000, Link

Usman, and Adamu Audu Court and caning

63 2019 Seun Ayeni Ondo State High Life imprisonment Link

Court
64 2019 Idowu Gbolahan Ikeja Sexual Life imprisonment Link
Offences and
Domestic Violence
Court

65 2019 Lawal Kamoru Lagos High Court 13 years Link