A FAMILY court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Thursday remanded a 76-year-old man, Akeem Muritala, in a correctional centre for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Olabisi Ogunkanmi, ordered that the case file should be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice, and adjourned the case until October 23, 2024 for mention.
Muritala is charged with rape. Earlier, the prosecutor, Inspector Gbemisola Adedeji, told the court that Miritala committed the offence in July in Isale-Afa area of Ibadan.
She said that the girl reported what happened to the police. The prosecutor said that the offence contravened Section 34 of the Child Rights Law 2006. (NAN)
Meanwhile, the police in Lagos on Wednesday arraigned a 38-year-old man, Lucky Ugwauka, in Badagry for allegedly defiling his 10-year-old daughter.
Ugwauka, whose address was not provided, is charged with defilement, before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecutor, Inspector Ayodele Adeosun, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on August16, 2024 at 6pm at Abapasha St. in Ojo area of Lagos.
Adeosun alleged that the defendant defiled his 10-year-old daughter after he threatened to kill her if she revealed his sexual escapades.
He said that the offence contravened the provisions of Sections 139, 263 and 58 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Patrick Adekomaiya, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Adekomaiya ordered that the sureties should be a level 14 officers in the Civil Service.
He adjourned the case until September 30, 2024 for mention. (NAN)
