Court remands man over alleged defilement of minor
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday remanded a man, Erickson Iyanagbe for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old minor (names withheld).
Iyanagbe was arraigned by the Lagos State Government on a one-count charge of defilement.
The defendant, whose residential address was not given, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Justice Abiola Soladoye ordered the remand of the defendant at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre pending the commencement of trial and determination of the case.
Soladoye adjourned the case until July 9 for the commencement of trial.
The State Counsel, Ibukun Ibikunle, told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offence sometime in 2023 on Chosen Avenue, Greenville Estate in Ajah, Lagos.
Ibikunle alleged that the defendant defiled the minor by having unlawful sexual intercourse with her.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
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