B00M:13-Year-Old Boy Lands In Prison For Allegedly Defiling 11-Year-Old Girl
Faith Ukanwa
Jul 02, 2021
An Ikeja Magistrates' Court in Lagos State on Friday remanded a 13-year-old boy (name withheld) in a correctional home, for allegedly defiling an 11-year-old girl.
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The Magistrate, Ejiro Kubeinje, who did not take the juvenile's plea, directed the police to send the case file to the state Director of Public Prosecutions for advice.
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She adjourned the case until August 17 pending legal advice from the DPP's office.
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The Prosecution Counsel, Bisi Ogunleye, told the court that the defendant committed the offence in March at his residence.
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He said that the defendant unlawfully had sexual intercourse with the girl.
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Ogunleye said, "After he had satisfied his sexual urge, he released her.
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"The girl cried to her mother and told her what the defendant did to her.
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"The parent of the girl reported the case to the police, leading to the arrest of the defendant."
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The prosecutor said that the offence violated section 27(1) of the Child Rights Law of Lagos State, 2015.
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— Faith Ukanwa