Court remands man, 42, over alleged defilement in Lagos
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a 4 -year- old man, Howell Imoni, in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 11-year-old daughter.
The Chief Magistrate, Omolara Kushanu, who did not take Imoni’s plea, directed that the case file should be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.
Ms Kushanu adjourned the case until May 27 for the DPP’s advice.
The defendant, who resides at No. 2, Bangelu St. off Command, Ipaja, Lagos, is facing a one-count charge of rape.
Earlier, the prosecutor, ASP Adegoke Ademigbuji, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on March 22 at his residence.
Mr Ademigbuji alleged that the defendant lured the girl to a secluded place and had sexual intercourse with her.
He said that a neighbour caught the defendant in the act and raised the alarm.
“Passersby intervened and took the defendant to a police station,” the prosecutor said.
He said that the offence contravened Section 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
(NAN)
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