Man, 47, charged to court over rape of minor
(Nigeria) A 47-year-old unemployed man, Dare Shodeke, who
allegedly defiled an 11-year-old girl was on Monday arraigned in a Tinubu
Magistrates' Court, Lagos.
Shodeke , who resides at No.10 Abule Oluwa Village, Ibeju
Lekki, Lagos is a facing a charge of rape. The plea of the accused was,
however, not taken.
The Magistrate, Mrs M.B. Folami ordered that the accused be
remanded in prison custody and adjourned the case till January 28 for hearing.
Earlier the prosecutor, Insp. Richard Odijie, said the
accused committed the offence on January 3 at 4p.m.
He alleged that the accused was caught by a neighbour who
heard the victim screamed from Shodeke’s apartment.
Odijie said the offence contravened Section 135 of the
Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011
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