A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos State on Friday ordered that a 21-year-old applicant, Amos Victor, who allegedly defiled a nine-year-old girl, be remanded in prison pending legal advice.
Chief Magistrate F.A. Azeez, who did not take the plea of the defendant, ordered the police to duplicate the case file and send it to the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions(DPP) for advice.
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Azeez adjourned the case until March 19, for mention.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp John Iberedem, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Jan 17, at about 8:20 am at No 8b, Olubuse St., Igbogbo in Ikorodu.
He…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
