13-year-old remanded for defiling toddler

13-year-old remanded for defiling toddler

An Ogba Chief Magistrate Court in Lagos State, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of a 13-year-old boy (name withheld) at the correctional facility for boys. The 13-year-old was remanded at Oregun, for allegedly defiling a two-year-old girl.

The teen was charged before the court on a count of defilement preferred against him by the police.

The prosecutor, Inspector John Iberedem, told the court that the teenager allegedly committed the offence on September 23, 2024, at 8:25 p.m., at Ayodele Musa Street, Unity Estate, Egbeda, Lagos.

According to Iberedem, the offence contravened Section 210 (8) of the Child’s Rights Laws of Lagos, 2015.

However, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Following his not-guilty plea, Magistrate Kubeinje ordered the remand of the teenager in the correctional centre for boys at Oregun.

The magistrate, who refused to grant the defendant’s bail application, ordered that the case file should be forwarded to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice.

She adjourned the case until December 19, 2024, for mention.