A 12-year-old boy was on
Monday arraigned before an Abule-Egba Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, for
allegedly defiling a three-year-old minor.
The accused, who lives at
No. 4, Ajakaiye St., Agege, Lagos, is facing a one-count charge of rape.
The Prosecutor, Inspector
Racheal Williams, told the court that the offence was committed at the
accused’s residence on Dec. 2.
“The accused is neither a
student nor learning any trade. He is living with his parents, while the victim
is the daughter of his neighbour,” Williams said.
He said the accused carried
the child into the bathroom and raped her.
“It was the cry of the child
that attracted the child’s mother and the Police was alerted,” Williams said.
The offence, according to
the prosecutor, contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State,
2011.
The accused, however,
pleaded not guilty and the Magistrate, Mr Tajudeen Elias, ordered the arrest of
the accused’s parents.
He granted the boy bail in
the sum of ₦50,000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case till
Dec. 20, for mention. (NAN)
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