Court remands man, 35, for allegedly defiling minor

By Adepote Arowojobe

Ikorodu (Lagos) June 3, 2019

An Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Monday ordered the remand of unemployed 35-year-old Emmanuel Mesaiybe, for allegedly defiling a seven-year-old girl.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the police charged Mesaiybe, whose address was not provided, with indecent assault.

Chief Magistrate F. A. Azeez did not, however, take the plea of the defendant.

Azeez ordered the police to duplicate the case file and send it to the office of the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution for legal advice.

She then adjourned the case until July 25 for mention.

Earlier, the Prosecutor, Sgt. John Iberedem, told the court that the accused committed the offence on Thursday, at Lanre Akinjobi Str., Butterfly Estate, Owutu area of Ikorodu, at about 3: 00 p.m.

Iberedem alleged that the accused unlawfully had canal knowledge of the minor, contravening provisions of Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 as amended.

NAN reports that the defendant is liable to life imprisonment if found guilty of the offence.