Man, 35, Sent To Prison For Defiling Fiancee’s Daughter, 7

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Bayo Adeyemo Street, Okeira, Ogba, Lagos, where Aliu resides with his fiancee and the victim.

According to the Police, the victim’s mother, who was married before she separated with her husband and started living with Aliu with the understanding that he would get married to her.

While the woman and her daughter were living with Aliu, he started sleeping with her from July to 23rd August, 2023 and warned her not to tell anyone about it.

However, the mother suspected the victim’s abnormal behaviour and accosted her. She then revealed that Aliu had been sleeping with her but warned the victim not to tell her mother.

When her private part was checked, the victim had bruises and she was taken to an undisclosed hospital, where it was confirmed by the Doctor that she had been abused..

The matter was reported to the Police at Area G Command in Ogba. Aliu was arrested and detained at the Command for interrogation over his alleged conduct.

After rounds of interrogation, the Police found him culpable and subsequently charged him before the Ogba Magistrate Court for the alleged offence, which attracts several years of imprisonment or life imprisonment.

The Court did not take his plea when he was arraigned following a motion moved by the prosecutor, Supol Akeem Raji, asking the Court to refer the matter to the DPP for legal advice.

The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. B.O Osunsanmi, ordered his remand in custody at the Correctional Centre at Kirikiri town, Lagos, pending the outcome of the DPP’s advice and directed the prosecutor to duplicate the file and send it to the DPP.

The matter was adjourned for mention while the defendant was remanded in custody pending when the DPP report will be ready, which will determine if the matter will be transferred to the High Court or not over jurisdiction.