Man arraigned for defiling neighbour's 13yrs old daughter
(Nigeria) A 37-year-old man, Obiorah Ozo, was on Tuesday
charged before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly defiling
his neighbour's 13-year-old daughter.
The accused, who resides at No.1, Ogungbesan St., Coker,
Orile, Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of defilement and assault.
The prosecutor, Mr Godwin Anyanwu, told the court that the
accused committed the offences on June 19 at the same address.
He said that the accused had met the 13-year-old on the
staircase, covered her mouth with his hands and dragged her to a shared bathroom.
Anyanwu explained that in an attempt to have forceful sexual
intercourse with the 13-year-old girl, the accused hit her head to the wall and
locked her in the bathroom, where she was found.
The prosecutor noted that the offences contravened the Criminal
Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Chief Magistrate A.O. Isholadoye, granted the accused
N200,000 bail with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case till August
10 for mention.
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