MICHAEL AKINOLA
A 54-year old married man, Mohammed Sani, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 13-year old daughter.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Obidiegwu Street, Iyana School Bus Stop, Iba area of Lagos, where they reside.
The suspect, Sani, was alleged to have lured the victim into an apartment, where he penetrated her and warned her not to tell anyone about it.
However, he was exposed after one of their neighbours, who saw him, informed the victim’s parents, who confronted her and she confessed that Sani got her confused and defiled her in the process.
The matter was reported to the Police in the area and the suspect was arrested and later transferred to the Gender Section of the Police Command for interrogation over his alleged conduct.
During interrogation, he reportedly admitted to have slept with her but with her consent. And as such, he did not defile her as claimed by her parents.
However, the Police found him culpable and consequently 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, Inspector Lucky Ihiehie, asking the Court to refer the matter to the DPP for legal advice because of the nature of the alleged offence.
The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. O.A. Layinka, 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 27th February, 2024, 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.