13-year-old pupil gets pregnant after being raped by a 27 year old man

The police have arraigned a 27-year-old man, Tope Akintade, for
impregnating a primary three pupil, Beatrice (pseudonym), after he
allegedly raped her.
Akintade and Beatrice, an orphan, are neighbours at a compound on
Baale Street, Agboju, Kuje in the Amuwo area of Lagos State.
Firstclass Newsline gathered that the 13-year-old victim was outside
washing plates in the afternoon, sometime in November, when Akintade,
who hails from the Idanre Local Government Area, Ondo State, lured her
to his room and forcefully had sex with her.
It was gathered that Beatrice's aunt, who preferred to be anonymous
because of the nature of the incident, had earlier warned the suspect
to stay away from her niece when she (the minor) complained that he
was "playing rough play" with her.
It was learnt that neither the aunt nor other lodgers of the compound
were around on the fateful day to intervene in the act as Akintade
reportedly coerced the minor into three rounds of sexual romp.
It was gathered that the act, which the minor had kept secret, became
apparent when she began to exhibit some symptoms usually shown by
pregnant women.
She was said to have been taken to a hospital where a test conducted
on her revealed that she was three months pregnant.
Akintade was eventually arrested by police officials attached to the
Satellite Police Division and charged with rape.
Firstclassnewsline.net
A source was told that he had confessed to the crime in a statement
made to the police. A prosecutor, Olusoji Ojaokomo, arraigned him
before an Apapa Magistrate's Court on two counts of rape.
The charge read, "That you, Tope Akintade, 27, on Baale Street,
Agboju, Satellite Town, Kunje, Amuwo, Lagos, in the Apapa Magisterial
District, did defile one Beatrice by having canal knowledge of her and
thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 137 of the
Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011.
"That you, Tope Akintade, did indecently assault Beatrice by touching
her private parts and thereby committed an offence punishable under
Section 134 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011."
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty before the magistrate, Mrs.
O.I. Adelaja, who admitted him to bail in the sum of N50,000, with two
sureties in like sum.
"The sureties must tender to the court evidence of tax payment and
their residential addresses for verification," she added.
She adjourned the case till March 23, 2015 for mention.
Firstclassnewsline.net