An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Monday
remanded 40-year-old businessman, Emeka Oguzie, in prison custody for allegedly
defiling his 7-year-old daughter.
The accused, a resident of Suite 37, Ojokoro
Housing Estate, Meiran, a suburb of Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of
defilement and causing breach of peace.
Though the accused pleaded not guilty, the
Chief Magistrate, Mr Tajudeen Elias, remanded him in prison and adjourned the
case till Sept. 29 for ruling on bail application.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Jimah Iseghede, had told
the court that the offence was committed on Sept. 6 at the residence of the
accused.
According to Iseghede, the accused allegedly
fingered his daughter, but was caught by his elder son, who reported to the
mother. “The victim said that her father had been doing that for some time
now,” Iseghede said. The offence, according to the prosecutor, contravened
Sections 135 and 166(d) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
- Vanguard
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