SH0CKING: Teachers Remanded For Defiling 5-Year-Old Pupil
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Jan 06, 2021
An Ikeja Magistrates' Court on Wednesday ordered that two teachers, Samson Banjoko and Olajide Babatunde, be remanded n Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling a five-year-old
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Magistrate M.O. Tanimola, gave the order, following a motion moved by the Prosecutor, ASP Victor Eruada, that the matter be referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.
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The magistrate, who did not take the plea of the defendants, also directed the prosecutor to duplicate the file and send to the DPP for advice.
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She adjourned the case until Jan. 29 .
Earlier, the prosecutor told the court that Banjoko, who resides in Olowora, Berger while Babatunde lives in Magodo Phase II both in Lagos State, was being tried for defilement
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He said that the duo committed the offence on Dec. 15 in the school premises located at Magodo Phase 1, Isheri, Lagos.
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The prosecutor said that the defendants lured the girl into an empty classroom and defiled her.
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The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of Section 137 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State 2015 which stipulates life imprisonment on conviction. (NAN)
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