Man rapes neigbour’s 3-year-old daughter

Firstclass newsline learnt that a thirty~two-year-old man, Tope
Thomas, appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates' Court, Lagos, on
Thursday for allegedly defiling his neigbhour's three-year-old girl.
The accused, who resides at No. 4, Mafo Close, Off Abeokuta Road,
Ogba, a suburb of Lagos, was arraigned on a two-count charge of
defilement and causing the breach of peace.
The Prosecutor, Sgt. Jimah Iseghede, told the court that the offences
were committed on Aug. 28, at the accused residence. Iseghede said the
accused invited the three-year-old girl to the toilet and raped her.
"The victim's mother, who heard the daughter crying, rushed to the
scene and met the accused raping the little girl,'' the prosecutor
said. The offence contravened Sections 137 and 166(d) of the Criminal
Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. The Chief
Magistrate, Mr Tajudeen Elias, ordered that the accused should be
remanded in Kirikiri Prison. Elias adjourned the case till Nov. 11,
for the Directorate of Public Prosecution's legal advice.
Firstclassnewsline.net