Married Man, 53, Docked For Engaging Girl, 15, In S*x Romp

KINGSLEY EBERE 

A 53-year old married man, Adekunle Ilasanmi, has landed in trouble in Lagos State for allegedly luring a 15-year old girl and engaging her in sex romp severally before it was exposed by the victim. 

 

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the suspect,  Ilasanmi, has been arrested and charged for defilement, which attracts several years of imprisonment or life imprisonment.

 

The incident happened at Unity Street by Alhaja Bus Stop, Idimu, Lagos.

 

According to the Police, the suspect, who resides at Michael Anyim Street , Arobaba Bus Stop, Idimu, usually lures the victim, who lives with her grandmother and defiled her.

 

However,  the whole thing got exposed after the victim revealed what happened to her grandmother; how the suspect had defiiled her severally and warned her not to tell anyone about it.

 

The matter was reported to the Police at Idimu Division. The suspect was then arrested and transferred to the Gender Section of the Police Command for interrogation over his alleged conduct.

 

During the interrogation, he was said to have admitted to have done so but with the consent of the victim, who is still a minor under the Criminal Laws of the State.

 

The Police found him culpable and consequently charged him before the Ogba Magistrate Court for the alleged offence because the victim is still a minor.

However, 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.

 

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 till 2nd September, 2024, for mention for the report of the DPP’s advice to be available, which will determine if the matter will be transferred to the High Court or not over jurisdiction.