MICHAEL AKINOLA
A 50-year old man, Oyekole Ayorinde, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly sucking the breasts of his neighbour’s 14-year old girl and engaging her in sex.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened on 30th April, 2023, at Block 10, Flat 12b Millennium Estate, Ikorodu area of Lagos, where they reside.
The suspect was alleged to have lured the girl, got her confused and engaged her in the act. And having satisfied himself, he allowed her to go but warned her not to tell anyone.
However, the girl told her parents what happened in the afternoon when they were not around and the matter was reported to the Police in the area.
The Police then arrested the suspect and later transferred the matter to the Gender Section of the State Command for interrogation.
While being interrogated, the suspect admitted to have engaged the girl in sex romp but claimed it was with her consent. The victim denied his claim and said that he forced her into the act.
The Police found him culpable and subsequently charged him before the Ogba Magistrate Court for defilement, 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, DSP Kehinde Ajayi, before the Court to refer the matter to the DPP for legal advice.
The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. E. Kubeinje, 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 till 13th June, 2023, for the report of the DPP’s advice to be made available, which will determine if the matter will be transferred to the High Court or not over jurisdiction.