An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded a 38-year-old man, Samuel Emmanuel, to Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly having anal s3x with a minor.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs B.O Osunsanmi refused to listen to the defendant’s plea.
Osunsanmi ordered him to be remands in Kirikiri Correctional Centre until Jan. 25 for Director of public prosecution’s advice.
The defendant, a baker, who resides at Ileejo area, Lekki, Lagos is tried for sexual assault.
The prosecutor, ASP Raji Akeem, told the court that the offence was committed on Nov. 25 at Ile-Ojo area, Ibeju, Lekki, Lagos.
Akeem said that the defendant called the victim, a 12-year-old girl, who hawks cow skin on the pretence that he wanted to buy.
The prosecutor said that the defendant dragged the girl inside his room and forcefully had anal s3x on her.
Akeem said that the neighbours who heard the screaming of the girl rushed to break the door and rescued her but was already molested.
According to the prosecutor, the offence contravenes Section 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
NAN
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