Man Docked For Defiling Neighbour’s 12-Year Old Daughter Inside Bush

MICHAEL AKINOLA

A man, Ife Adekoya, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly luring and defiling his neighbour’s 12-year old daughter inside the bush.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Imota, Ikorodu area of Lagos.

This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi.

Vivour-Adeniyi stated that the girl’s mother told the agency she was informed by a neighbour that her daughter was raped when she returned from a trip on 16th June, 2023.

The mother said she left the girl under the care of her father-in-law and travelled. And when she returned, she was told what happened and thus the matter was reported at the Imota Family Support Unit Police station for investigation and Adekoya was arrested. He was later transferred to the Gender Section of the Lagos State Police Command for interrogation.

The mother also alleged that a neighbour alerted her of the incident after engaging the survivor and noticing the suspicious act of the perpetrator, who was spotted with blood stains on his trousers.

“Further questioning by the neighbour revealed that the alleged perpetrator lured the girl into the bush, closed her mouth, and proceeded to sexually assault her by penetration.

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

However, the Court did not take his plea when he was arraigned following a motion moved by the prosecutor, Inspector Lucky Ihiehie, asking the Court to refer the matter to the DPP for legal advice.

Thus, the presiding Magistrate Mrs. O.A. Layinka, ordered his remand in custody  at the Correctional Centre, 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 19th September, 2023, pending the outcome of DPP’s advice, which will determine if the matter will be transferred to the High Court or not over jurisdiction.