defilement
Man, 28, defiles 9-month-old baby in Lagos
One Agboola Adebayo has allegedly defiled a 9-month-old baby in Lagos State.
The 28-year-old accused was arraigned before an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday.
He was arraigned by the Lagos State government on a two-count charge of defilement and causing grievous harm to the baby.
The defendant, however, pleaded guilty to the charge.
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Consequently, Justice Rahman Oshodi remanded Adebayo at the correctional facility and adjourned the case till March 25 for hearing.
Adebayo committed the offence on March 23, 2023 in the White Sand Area of Ijora, Badiya, Lagos, the state counsel, Ms Bukola Okeowo, told the court.
Okeowo stated that the defendant defiled the baby by having unlawful sexual intercourse with her.
The prosecutor also said that the defendant unlawfully caused grievous harm to the child by inflicting serious injuries on her vagina.
The offence contravenes the Criminal Laws of Lagos State (2015) and is punishable by life imprisonment.
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