A 36-year-old man, Daniel Edet, was
yesterday arraigned before a Lagos chief magistrate’s court sitting at
Ebute-Metta for allegedly defiling his 11-year-old stepdaughter (names
withheld).
The defendant, who is facing a
one-count charge preferred against him by the police, was docked before
Magistrate E. B. Daodu.
The police prosecutor, Deputy
Superintendent. Etim Nkankum, told the court that the defendant committed the
offence at his residence, 8, Adisa Idowu Street, Ijegun area of Lagos.
He said the incident happened on
August 9, 2014 at about 4.30 pm.
According to the prosecutor, the
offence is punishable under Section 137 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of
Nigeria, 2011.
The defendant, however, pleaded not
guilty to the charge .
Magistrate Daodu admitted the
defendant to bail in the sum of N100,000 with one responsible surety in like
sum.
She ordered that the surety must
deposit N50,000 into the designated account of the chief registrar of the
court, adding that the surety must show to court evidence of three years tax
payable to Lagos State government.
The matter was adjourned till
October 22.
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