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  • Man risks life imprisonment over alleged defilement

    A 23-year-old factory worker, Adejare Asekun, risks life imprisonment if convicted for alleged defilement of a minor.

    Asekun, who allegedly defiled his neighbour’s daughter, was on Wednesday brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court.

    The accused, who resides at 1, Ajano Close, Bamako Estate, Ojodu, a suburb of Lagos, is being tried for defilement.

    The Prosecutor, Sgt. Raphael Donny, told the court that Asekun committed the offence on May 11 at his residence.

    Donny said the accused called the 10-year-old girl to his room on the pretext of sending her on an errand.

    “The accused shut the door behind the girl and defiled her,” he said.

    The prosecutor said that the girl told her mother and the case was reported at the nearby police station.

    The offence contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 137 provides that any person who has unlawful sexual intercourse of a child, is guilty of felony and is liable to imprisonment for life.

    The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

    The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Davies Abegunde, admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.

    Abegunde adjourned the case until June 5, for mention.

     

  • Two brothers arraigned for N15m property theft

    Two brothers, who allegedly stole 80 drums of polyethylene valued at N15 million at a company premises, were on Tuesday brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court.

    The accused — Rasheed Ogunsola, 32, and Yusuf Ogunsola, 26 — both factory workers, live in Agege, a suburb of Lagos.

    They are being tried for conspiracy and stealing.

    The prosecutor, Sgt. Raphael Donny, told the court that the offences were committed between April 30 and May 1 at Relchem Ltd, Oregun in Ikeja.

    According to him, the accused stole 80 drums of polyethylene worth N15 million.

    “This was discovered after a check and all fingers pointed at the accused because the goods were stolen from their end.”

    The duo, however, entered a “not guilty’’ plea.

    The Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Davies Abegunde, granted the accused a bail of N1 million each with two sureties each in like sum.

    She adjourned the case until June 19 for mention.

     

  • Man arraigned for rape of twin sisters

    A driver, Samuel Adebayo, who allegedly raped twin sisters and put one of them in a family way, Samuel Awas on Thursday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court.

    The accused, 30, who resides at Beckley Estate, Abule Egba, a suburb of Lagos, is being tried for rape and an attempt to commit abortion.

    The Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Raphael Donny, told the court that the accused committed the offences in December 2016 at his residence.

    Donny said that the accused lived in the same compound with the complainants, a twin sisters, aged 17.

    “The accused raped the girls on different occasions and in the process, one of them got pregnant.

    “The accused gave her N20,000 to terminate the pregnancy but instead, she confided in her elder sister, who informed their mother.

    “The case was reported at the police station and the accused was apprehended, ” he said.

    The offences contravened Sections 147(1) and 259 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

    The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

    The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Davies Abegunde, admitted the accused to a bail of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.

    Abegunde adjourned the case to June 5 for mention.

  •  Five teenagers in court for burglary, stealing

    Five teenagers who allegedly burgled a house and stole N85, 000 were on Thursday arraigned in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court.

    The ages of the teenagers who are students ranged between 11years to 14 years, and they live at Ayobo, a suburb of Lagos.

    The prosecutor, Sgt. Raphael Donny, told the court that the offences were committed on April 23 at Comfort Ayeluina St., Ayobo, and Lagos.

    Donny said that the students went to the residence of one Mr Mohammed Olajire and burgled his room and stole N85, 000.

    Donny said that it was one of the neighbors who sighted the teenagers that raised an alarm.

    “The children were arrested in their different houses, “he said.

    The offences contravened Sections 285, 307 and 410 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

    They all denied committing the offences.

    The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Davies Abegunde, granted all the defendants’ bill in the sum of N30, 000 each with one surety each in like sum.

    She adjourned the case until May 24 for mention.