The Lagos State Government, on Thursday, September 28, 2023, arraigned a man, Stephen Monday, before the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja for allegedly defiling his lover’s four-year-old daughter.
Monday, whose residential address was not disclosed, is facing a count of defilement.
He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him.
The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Dr Babajide Martins, thereafter requested for a trial date, following his not-guilty plea.
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Martins told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offence at about 5 a.m. at No 5, Ayeloja Street in the Ikorodu area of Lagos on February 14, 2021.
The prosecutor stated that the defendant allegedly had carnal knowledge of his four-year-old daughter by inserting his penis into her vagina, adding that the offence contravened Section 137 of the criminal law of Lagos state 2015.
The presiding judge, Justice Abiola Soladoye, therefore, remanded Monday in Kirikiri Correctional Centre pending the perfection of his bail.
Justice Soladoye adjourned the case until November 9, 2023, for the commencement of trial.
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