25-year-old Haruna Jimoh has been arraigned before the Ogba Chief Magistrate court, for allegedly abducting a 12-year-old girl and turning her into his sex slave.
According to the police, the accused allegedly abducted the girl while she was on an errand for her grandfather around 8pm, hid her in a nearby bush close to Erewa quarters, in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos, repeatedly had carnal knowledge of her.
The prosecutor, Victor Eruada, told the presiding magistrate that the accused kept the victim in the bush overnight and that when her grandfather went to rescue her, the accused smashed his head with a wood.
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“The girls’ grandfather raised the alarm that attracted some passerby to the scene of crime. He was consequently arrested and handed over to the police in Ojo,” the prosecutor said.
The prosecutor further stated that the case was later transferred to the gender section of the command headquarters in Ikeja for further investigation.
The court did not take the plea of the accused following a motion moved by the prosecutor, Supol Victor Eruada, asking the court to refer the matter to the Department of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice since the girl involved is a minor.
The presiding magistrate, Mrs. M. O. Tanimola, gave an order for the accused to be remanded in a
correctional centre at Kirikiri town, Lagos and also directed that the case file be sent to the DPP
The case was further adjourned to March 4, 2022.
