defilement
Teenager allegedly defiles five-year-old at primary school
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Friday, ordered the remand of one Tochukwu Akalogwu accused of defiling his neighbour’s five-year-old daughter.
The police charged Akalogwu, 19, with defilement of a minor.
The Magistrate, Mrs E. Kubeinje, did not take Akalogwu’s plea because the court lacks jurisdiction to hear the case.
Kubeinje consequently ordered the police to return the case file to the Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice.
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She adjourned the matter until May 28 for mention.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, SP Kehinde Ajayi, told the court that Akalogwu, committed the alleged offence on April 3 at Hope Primary School , Badagry.
He said that the defendant allegedly defiled the minor by forcefully having sexual intercourse with her.
She said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
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