16-year-old teenager, who allegedly defiled two minors, was on Monday
December 7, docked before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos Nigeria. The
accused, a student, who lives at Oke-Ira, Ogba, a suburb of Lagos, is facing a
four-count charge bordering on defilement and assault.
The prosecutor, Sgt Jimah Iseghede, told the court that the offences were
committed on Nov. 12 at the accused residence.
“The accused lives with his parents in the same house with the victims
and so it was easy for him to defile the girls, aged: two and six.
“It was the cry of the two-year-old girl that attracted her mother and
the accused was apprehended,” the prosecutor said. The offences, according to
the prosecutor, contravene Sections 137 and 259 of the Criminal Law of Lagos
State, 2011. Sections 137 and 259 stipulate imprisonment for life for the
offender if found guilty.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. The Chief
Magistrate, Mr Tajudeen Elias, granted the accused to a bail of one million
naira with two sureties in like sum. As part of the bail condition, the
magistrate ordered the accused to deposit N250,000 into the court registrar’s
account and adjourned the case to Jan. 6 for mention.
