Factory worker remanded for allegedly defiling 3-year-old girl

An Ikeja magistrate court, on Monday, ordered that a factory worker who allegedly defiled a three-year-old girl be remanded in prison. Magistrate B.O Osunsanmi, ordered that Emmanuel Friday, be remanded in Kirikiri Prison, pending legal advice from the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). She adjourned the case until April 17. The plea of […]

An Ikeja magistrate court, on Monday, ordered that a factory worker who allegedly defiled a three-year-old girl be remanded in prison.

Magistrate B.O Osunsanmi, ordered that Emmanuel Friday, be remanded in Kirikiri Prison, pending legal advice from the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). She adjourned the case until April 17.

The plea of the defendant was not taken because the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the matter.

The police prosecutor, ASP Ezekiel Ayorinde, alleged that the accused committed the offence on March 12 at his residence.

He alleged that the defendant defiled the three-year-old daughter of his neighbour.

He alleged that the defendant lured the little girl into his room and sexually assaulted her.

The mother, he said, reported the case and the defendant was arrested.

The offence, he said, contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015, which prescribes life imprisonment for defilement.(NAN)