23-Year-Old Man Remanded for Allegedly Defiling Minor in Badagry

A Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has remanded 23-year-old Emmanuel Egbunu in a correctional centre for allegedly defiling an 11-year-old girl.

Chief Magistrate Patrick Adekomaiya ordered that Egbunu be remanded at Awarjigoh Correctional Centre, Badagry, after he pleaded not guilty to charges of defilement and sexual assault. The magistrate also directed that the case file be sent to the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice.

The case has been adjourned until June 3 for a ruling on Egbunu’s bail application and for the DPP’s legal advice.

Police prosecutor, Ayodele Adeosun, informed the court that the defendant committed the offence on April 20 at 11:00 p.m. at Alhaja House, Deeper Life Junction, Ansarudeen Road, Badagry, Lagos.

Adeosun stated that the defendant removed the woman’s undergarment and sexually penetrated her, in violation of sections 261 and 263 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.