Nigerian Man Sentenced to Five Years in Scotland for Sexual Assault on Woman in Her Home

A Nigerian man has been sentenced to five years in prison in Scotland after being found guilty of r3ping a woman in her own home in Edinburgh.

37-year-old Innocent Megbolu, formerly of Craigmillar, was convicted by a jury at the High Court in Edinburgh for attacking the woman in her flat in the Leith area on August 21, 2023.

During sentencing on October 6, 2025, Judge Alistair Watson described the offence as a “particularly high degree of harm,” noting that the woman had been crying and pleading during the assault. “Her evidence was that she was crying and shouting, and yet you continued with your conduct,” the judge said.

The judge emphasized that the crime occurred in the victim’s home — a place where she was “entitled to feel safe and be safe.”

Megbolu had denied the charge during his trial but was convicted by a jury after evidence showed that he had overpowered the victim despite her repeated demands for him to leave.

According to witness testimony, an acquaintance of the victim recalled being told that the attacker “flipped her over – like a wrestling move,” while another woman testified that she received a distressed phone call from the victim shortly after the incident, saying she had been r3ped.

In addition to his prison sentence, Megbolu was placed on the sex offenders’ register indefinitely and made subject to a non-harassment order, preventing him from contacting or approaching the victim for an indefinite period.

Defence counsel Jonathan Campbell told the court that Megbolu understood a prison sentence was “inevitable” given the seriousness of the crime. Campbell said Megbolu, a married father of two and first-time offender, had been working in the care sector before the offence.

The defence added that Megbolu’s “principal concern” was the impact of the conviction on his wife and children, and that it was “highly likely” he would face deportation after completing his prison term.

Judge Watson concluded the hearing by reaffirming that sexual violence, particularly when committed within the victim’s home, carries “profound and lasting harm” and must be met with serious punishment to reflect its impact and to protect the public.