A 35-year-old man, Oladele Oladunmoni, who
allegedly poked his finger into the private part of
a 3-month-old baby, was on Monday arraigned in
a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.
Oladunmoni who resides at No. 25, Dagbolu St.,
Idi-Iroko, Ikorodu, Lagos, is facing a charge of
child abuse.
The prosecutor, Insp. Rita Momah, told the court
that the accused committed the offence on Jan.
18 at his residence.
Momah said the accused, who lives in the same
building with the mother of the baby, viciously
forced his finger into the baby’s vagina.
“A medical doctor who examined the baby,
confirmed that she was defiled.
She said the offence contravened Section 137 of
the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
Section 137 prescribes life imprisonment for
offenders of child rape.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the
charge.
The Magistrate, Mrs F.A Adeeyo, granted the
accused bail in the sum of N500, 000 with two
sureties in like sum.
She adjourned the case till March 14 for mention
NAN
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