How Lagos court sentenced man to life imprisonment for infecting wife’s niece with HIV

  • Richard Saviour has been convicted of sexual abuse and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Lagos High Court in Ikeja
  • The convict was said to have sexually assaulted his 14-year-old wife’s niece, with whom he was infected with HIV
  • On January 30th, Justice Oyindamola Ogala delivered a decision in the case, finding Mr Saviour guilty based on multiple testimonies from witnesses

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A High Court in Ikeja has handed down a life sentence to Richard Saviour for sexually assaulting his wife’s niece and transmitting the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) to her.