defilement
Court sends teenager to prison for defiling 8-year-old neighbour’s daughter
In Oyo State, one Joshua Olayiwola, a teenager, has been remanded for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old neighbour’s daughter.
A Family Court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, ordered the remand of Olayiwola in Abolongo Correctional facility, Oyo Town.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the police charged Olayiwola with defilement.
The Magistrate, Mrs S. A. Adesina, declined Olayiwola’s plea due to lack of jurisdiction and adjourned the matter until June 13.
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He also ordered the police to return the case file to the Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice.
The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Gbemisola Adedeji told the court that Olayiwola, on April 15, between 8am and 10 pm allegedly defiled the minor in the Ojo Ekun area of Ibadan.
She said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 34 of the Oyo State Child Rights Law 2006
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