54-year-old man remanded for defiling minor in Lagos

<p>A man, Jegede Folorunsho, 54, has been remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl in the Lagos State neighborhood of Mushin.</p>, <p>The defendant was on Monday charged with defilement of the minor before Magistrate O.M. Ajayi presising over a Magistrate Court in the Ebute Metta area of the state.</p>, <p>Folorunsho sexually assaulted the victim, according to the police prosecutor, Paul Ugorji.</p>, <p>According to Ugorji, the crime violated Section 137 of the Lagos State, Nigeria, 2015 Criminal Law.</p>, <p>The charge reads, “That you, Jegede Folorunsho, on October 4, 2023, at No 4 Adegbite Lane, Mushin Lagos State, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did defile one girl (name withheld), a minor of eight years, by having carnal knowledge of her and thereby, committed an offense punishable under Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.”</p>, <p>The defendant’s plea was not taken.</p>, <p>The magistrate granted the police’s application and ordered that the accused be remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre.</p>, <p>The court further directed that the DPP be consulted for legal guidance on the case file.</p>, <p>The magistrate adjourned the case to December 15, 2023, for a report on the DPP advice.</p>