A Magistrate's Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, has remanded a 42-year-old man, Ismail Ganiu, for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 16-year-old daughter.
Ganiu, who resides in Ikotun, Lagos State, is facing trial for alleged sexual assault, an offence he committed at his residence.
According to the Prosecutor, ASP Bisi Ogunleye, the defendant, on August 11, with the pretence of sending the girl on errands, bolted the door after she entered his room and forcefully had sexual intercourse with her.
Ogunleye also said that after the defendant was through, the girl rushed out of his room and raised alarm, and the defendant was apprehended and handed over to the police
The Magistrate, Mrs E Kubeinje, who did not take the defendant’s plea, directed the police to send the case file to the state Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.
She also ordered that the defendant be kept in Kirikiri Correctional Centre, pending the advice of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).
The case was also adjourned to September 9 for mention.
