Court remands man in Kirikiri for allegedly defiling 6-year-old girl
A Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, on Monday ordered that a 21-year-old man, Tobi David, be remanded for allegedly defiling a six-year-old girl.
The police charged Mr David, whose address is unknown, with defilement.
Chief Magistrate Patrick Adekomaiya, who did not take the plea of Mr David, ordered that he should be remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre.
Mr Adekomaiya directed the police to send the case file to the state Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice, and adjourned the case until June 6, 2022 for DPP advice.
Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Nkem Uko, told the court that Mr David committed the offence on April 13, at about 10:00 a.m., at Ashipa Quarters, Sème Area of Lagos.
He alleged that Mr David lured the girl into his room and defiled her.
The prosecution said the minor was receiving treatment in the hospital.
He said the offence contravenes the provisions of Section137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015, which prescribes life imprisonment for defilement.
(NAN)
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