Man remanded for alleged minor defilement

A Lagos State Magistrate Court sitting in Badagry on Wednesday ordered the remand of a 44-year-old man, Sunday Lukas, in the correctional centre for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl.

Chief Magistrate Patrick Adekomaiya directed that Lukas be held at the Awarjigoh Correctional Centre in Badagry after the defendant pleaded not guilty to defilement.

In addition, Adekomaiya ordered that the case file be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice.

Earlier, the police prosecutor, Ayodele Adeosun, told the court that Lukas committed the offence on May 28, 2024, at about 12:20 p.m. at No. 4 Aribena Street, Ijanikin, Lagos.

He noted to the court that Lukas indecently assaulted the girl by inserting his fingers into her private parts.

According to him, the offence committed contravened Section 135, of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.

However, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge that was preferred against him by the police.

Consequently, Adekomaiya remanded him in prison custody pending legal advice from the DPP.

He adjourned the case till October 28, 2024, when a ruling on Lukas’ bail application and the DPP’s advice will be considered.

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