MICHAEL AKINOLA
A 38-year old man, Yakubu Olalabi, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly beating and defiling a 15-year old girl and seizing her pants in the process.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened on 5th day of December, 2025, No. 1, Alagbigba Street, Isale Oja, Agege area of Lagos.
According to the Police, the suspect lured the victim to his apartment and forcefully engaged her in sex romp after beating her to submission and thereafter took away her pants for undisclosed purposes.
The victim reported what happened to her parents and the matter was reported to the Police at Isokoko Division. The suspect was arrested and detained at the station for interrogation over his alleged conduct.
While being interrogated, the suspect refused to bring the victim’s pants at the station and refused to disclose what he intended to use it for despite the fact that he had defiled the victim.
The Police found him culpable and charged him before the Ogba Magistrate Court for the alleged offence which attracts several years of imprisonment.
The charges read:
COUNT I:- “That you, Yakubu Olalabi ‘M’ on the 5th day of December 2025 No. 1, Alagbigba Street, Isale Oja Agege, Lagos State, in the Ikeja lagisterial District, did unlawfully defile one 15-year old girl, a minor and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.”
COUNT 2:-“That you, Yakubu Olalabi ‘m’ on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District, did unlawfully assault one 15-year old girl by slapping her and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 173 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.”
COUNT 3:-“That you, Yakubu Olalabi ‘m’ on the same date, time and place in aforementioned Magisterial District, did unlawfully and indecently deals with one 15-year old girl by taking her pants away from her and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 135 (I) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.”
However, the Court did not take his plea after the prosecutor, Inspector Lucky Ihiehie, asked the Court to give a date and refer the matter to the DPP for legal advice.
The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. M.O. Tanimola, ordered his remand in custody at the correctional center 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 for advice.