MICHAEL AKINOLA
A 16-year old boy may spend the rest of his life in prison custody for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 7-year old daughter in Lagos State.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the boy has been arrested and charged for defilement over his alleged conduct against the victim.
The incident happened between the month of December,2025 and 21st January, 2026, at Shamura Street, Mafoluku – Oshodi, Lagos, where they reside.
According to the Police, the boy lured the victim to their apartment on two occasions after she returned from school. While there, he forced her to remove her pants, carried her on his lap and penetrated her in the process.
However, after the act on the second occasion, the victim informed her parents about what happened when they were not around and she returned from school. And that the suspect had done it before to her.
The matter was reported to the Police in the area. The suspect was arrested and transferred to the Gender Section of the State Command for interrogation over the alleged offence.
After interrogation, the Police found him culpable and charged him before the Ogba Magistrate Court for the alleged offence which attracts several years of imprisonment or life imprisonment.
The charge read:
“That you, boy, 16, ‘m’, sometime in the month of December 2025 and 21st day of January 2026, at Shamura Street, Mafoluku – Oshodi, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did have sexual intercourse with the victim ‘f 7years old and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.
The Court did not take his plea following a motion moved by the Prosecutor, Inspector Lucky Ihiehie, asking the Court to refer the matter to the DPP for legal advice.
The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. M.O. Tanimola, ordered his remand in the Juvenile centre because of his age and directed the prosecutor to duplicate the file and send it to the DPP for legal advice.
The matter was adjourned for mention for the report of the DPP’s advice to be available, which will determine if the matter will be transferred to the High Court or not over jurisdiction.
The names of both the defendant and the victim were withheld because they are still minors in line with the editorial policy of P.M.EXPRESS.