
A 35-year-old man, Oladele Oladunmoni, who
allegedly insterted his finger into the private part
of a three-month-old baby, was yesterday
arraigned in a Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court,
Lagos and has been charged of child abuse.
The prosecutor, Inspector Rita Momah, told the
court that the accused was a neighbour who was
briefly in contact with the infant when
he committed the offence on January 18 at his
residence.
Adding that a medical doctor, who examined the
baby, confirmed that the infant was defiled.
She said the offence contravened Section 137 of
the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011, and the
said law prescribes life imprisonment for
offenders of child rape.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the
charge.
The magistrate, Mrs F. A. Adeeyo, granted the
accused N500,000 bail, with two sureties in like
sum and adjourned the case till March 14 for
mention.
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