Driver remanded for allegedly raping 78-year-old woman

An Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court has ordered the remand of a bus driver, accused of sexually assaulting a septuagenarian The chief magistrate, Mrs B.O. Osunsanmi, ordered the driver, Jelili Lawal, to be remanded in prison, pending legal advice from the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Osunsanmi adjourned the case until Feb. 18 for hearing. […]

An Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court has ordered the remand of a bus driver, accused of sexually assaulting a septuagenarian

The chief magistrate, Mrs B.O. Osunsanmi, ordered the driver, Jelili Lawal, to be remanded in prison, pending legal advice from the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Osunsanmi adjourned the case until Feb. 18 for hearing.

The accused, who resides at 16, Lagos St., Agege, Lagos, was docked for rape.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp. Raphael Donny, told the court that the offence was committed on Jan. 1 at 9.00p.m at Oloti village, off Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja.

Donny told the court that the incident was reported by a resident in the area, who was alerted by the cries of the victim and immediately informed the police who caught the accused in the act.

The accused, who was arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command, however, denied committing the offence. (NAN)