A Family Court in Iyaganku, Oyo State on Thursday ordered that a 14-year-old boy, who allegedly defiled a 22-month-old baby, be remanded in the Agodi Corrections facility.
The boy, though a minor, was charged with defilement.
Chief Magistrate P. O. Adetuyibi did not take the plea of the minor for want in the jurisdiction.
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Adetuyibi ordered the police to send the case to the Oyo State Directorate of Public Prosecution for legal advice.
The case was adjourned until July 20, for mention.
The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Oluwakemi Arowosaye ealier, told the court that the boy who resides with his parents at No 4, Salawu Street, Ibadan defiled the baby between March 31, and April 3.
She said the baby, an orphan, was left in the care of her sister.
The offence, she said, contravenes the provisions of Section 34 of the Child’s Right Law of 2006.
The baby has been taken by the Oyo State Child Welfare Department of the Ministry for Women Affairs.
