Man allegedly defiles 11-yr-old step-daughter

A 37-year-old man, Matthew Olateju, has been remanded in a custodial centre for allegedly defiling his 11-year-old step-daughter. The police charged Olateju, who resides at Alagbado, Lagos, before a Magistrate Court in Ikeja on Friday with the offences of threat to life and defilement. Magistrate B.O Osunsanmi, who did not take the plea of Olateju, […]

A 37-year-old man, Matthew Olateju, has been remanded in a custodial centre for allegedly defiling his 11-year-old step-daughter.

The police charged Olateju, who resides at Alagbado, Lagos, before a Magistrate Court in Ikeja on Friday with the offences of threat to life and defilement.

Magistrate B.O Osunsanmi, who did not take the plea of Olateju, ordered the police to send the case file to the state Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.

She ordered that Olateju should be kept in the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, pending the DPP advice.

Osunsanmi adjourned the case until April 20 for mention.

The prosecutor, ASP Ezekiel Ayorinde, told the court that Olateju committed the offence sometimes in February at his residence.

He alleged that Olateju threatened to kill the victim if she mentions it to anyone.

Ayorinde said that the offence contravened the provisions of sections 56 and 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. (NAN)