Man allegedly drugs, defiles own daughter
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday remanded a 42-year-old carpenter, Abdulrahman Malik, for allegedly defiling his 17-year-old daughter (name withheld). He was also accused of drugging the minor with sleep-inducing medication with an intent to have unlawful sex with her. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. The News […]
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday remanded a 42-year-old carpenter, Abdulrahman Malik, for allegedly defiling his 17-year-old daughter (name withheld).
He was also accused of drugging the minor with sleep-inducing medication with an intent to have unlawful sex with her.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Rahman Oshodi remanded Malik in the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, pending the trial and determination of the case.
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Justice Oshodi adjourned the case until January 15, 2026.
Earlier, the Lagos State Government arraigned Malik on a three-count charge of defilement of a child, incapacitating in order to commit a felony, and sexual assault.
The State Lead Counsel, Mr. Babajide Boye, had told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offence between 2015 and 2020 in Ikorodu area of Lagos.
Boye submitted that the defendant drugged the minor with sleep-inducing medication with the intent to have unlawful sex with her.
According to the prosecution, the offence contravenes the provisions of Sections 137, 263, and 239 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015. (NAN)