An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, on Monday, remanded one Musa Usman in the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 10-year-old daughter.
Usman, who lives at No. 32, Ishola Yusuf St., Iloro, Agege, Lagos State, is facing a charge of defilement.
The Chief Magistrate, Ejiro Kubeinje, who did not take the plea of the defendant, ordered that the case file be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, DSP Kehinde Ajayi, informed the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offence sometime in December 2023 at his residence.
Ajayi alleged that the defendant defiled the little girl (name withheld) by having unlawful sexual intercourse with her.
According to him, the offence violates Section 137 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
If convicted, the defendant is liable to life imprisonment as provided for in the criminal code.
Kubeinje, therefore, adjourned the case until Feb. 6 pending the DPP’s advice.
