A visually impaired man identified as Francis Ugachukwu, has been remanded at Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl.
Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court remanded the defendant, pending hearing and filing of his bail application.
Lagos state counsel, Ms Abimbola Abolade, said the defendant committed the offence in November 2022, at No. 16 Kareem Giwa St., Abule-Osun, Ojoo in Lagos.
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The offence contravened the provisions of Section 137 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
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Ugachukwu, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The case was adjourned until October 18 for a hearing of the bail application and commencement of trial.
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