Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- The Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has sentenced a herbalist, Segun Shina, to 14 years imprisonment for attempted sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl who suffered from epilepsy.

The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) made this known on Thursday via its X handle.

The agency caters to the needs of domestic and sexual survivors by providing legal, medical emergency assistance, counselling and psychological and psycho-social support.

The Judge, Rahman Oshodi, sentenced Mr Shina on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to an amended one-count charge of attempted sexual assault.

The agency explained that the convict's name would be registered in the Sexual Offenders Register a...