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October 6, 2021

Kaduna man remanded for defiling 9-year-old

The defendant was arrested when the mother questioned the nine-year-old on why she was not walking normally and she told her what the defendant did to her.

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September 7, 2021

Court remands businessman for defiling 9-year-old girl

Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015, prescribes life imprisonment for defilement.

Court room
August 11, 2021

Father faces life imprisonment for raping three underage daughters

Ikeja magistrates’ court on Wednesday remanded a 43-year-old businessman, Emeka Orisakwe, for raping his three daughters.

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July 28, 2021

21-year-old, six others accused of gang-raping 17-year-old girl in Lagos

The magistrate denied the accused bail even after he pleaded not guilty to the charge.