A man, Wasiu Oriyomi, has been ordered remanded at the Correctional Centre at Kirikiri town, Lagos, for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 7-year old girl.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that it was the order of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday, on the defendant, Oriyomi, over the alleged offence.
The Police arraigned the defendant for defilement under the Criminal Laws of the State, having found him culpable during investigation after the victim exposed him.
He was alleged to have lured the victim and engaged her in the act but the victim later revealed what happened to her parents. He was subsequently arrested and charged before the Court for the alleged offence.
However, he pleaded not guilty.
The Presiding Judge, Justice Rahman Oshodi, ordered him remanded in custody at the Correctional Centre and adjourned the matter till 22nd February, 2024, for the commencement of trial.
The State Prosecution Counsel, Ms Inumidun Solarin, had earlier told the Court that the defendant allegedly committed the offence in August, 2022 on Oludele Street, Ikola Odunsi, in Ikeja, Lagos, by defiling the victim by having unlawful sexual intercourse with her.
According to the prosecution, the alleged offence contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015, which attracts life imprisonment if convicted.