MICHAEL AKINOLA
A 47-year old man, Chijioke Ikebere, has landed in trouble in Lagos State for allegedly inserting finger into his neighbour’s 5-year old girl’s private part.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened on 11th July, 2024, at Apostolic Church Richfield Estate, Lagos, where they reside.
According to the Police, the victim’s mother asked their neighbour, Chijioke, to assist her in bringing the victim back from her school because she will not return early enough to pick her up and he accepted to assist her.
He was alleged to have inserted his finger into the victim’s private part to satisfy his sexual desires and in the process injured her.
Trouble started after the victim’s mother had wanted to bath her, touched her private part and she started crying saying it was paining her. She asked to know what happened and the victim revealed that their neighbour had put his finger into her private part and injured her.
The matter was reported to the Police at Ajao Estate Division. The suspect, Chijioke, was arrested and transferred to the Gender Section of the Police Command for interrogation over the alleged conduct.
After interrogation, the Police found him culpable and charged him before the Ogba Magistrate Court for the alleged offence.
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 to determine if he was culpable for defilement with finger penetration.
The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. B.O. Osunsanmi, 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.
The matter was adjourned for mention for the report of the DPP’s advice to be ready, which will determine if the matter will be transferred to the High Court or not over jurisdiction.