Boy, 16, charged with defiling two minors

Lagos - A 16-year-old teenager, who allegedly defiled two
minors, was on Monday docked before an Ikeja Magistrates'
Court.
The accused, a student, who lives at Oke-Ira, Ogba, a suburb
of Lagos, is facing a four-count charge bordering on defilement
and assault.
The prosecutor, Sgt Jimah Iseghede, told the court that the
offences were committed on Nov. 12 at the accused
residence.
"The accused lives with his parents in the same house with the
victims and so it was easy for him to defile the girls, aged: two
and six.
"It was the cry of the two-year-old girl that attracted her
mother and the accused was apprehended," the prosecutor
said.
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The offences, according to the prosecutor, contravene Sections
137 and 259 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sections 137
and 259 stipulate imprisonment for life for the offender if found
guilty.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Tajudeen Elias, granted the accused
to a bail of one million naira with two sureties in like sum.
As part of the bail condition, the magistrate ordered the
accused to deposit N250,000 into the court registrar’s account
and adjourned the case to Jan. 6 for mention.