A 23-year-old man identified as Chibueze Amechi was remanded on Thursday by a Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ikorodi, Lagos State, for allegedly abducting and defiling a 16-year-old girl.
The defendant, whose address was not provided, faces a two-count charge of abduction and defilement.
The prosecutor, Mrs. Olawunmi Osibanjo, informed the court that Amechi committed the offences on July 24 at about 6:00 p.m. at Evergreen Road, Araromi area of Imota, Ikorodu, Lagos.
Osibanjo said that Amechi abducted the 16-year-old from the custody of her parents and took her to his house for one month.
The prosecutor also said that the accused person had carnal knowledge of the girl in contravention of Sections 269 and 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs. A.B. Olagbegi-Adelabu, who did not take the defendant’s plea, ordered that he be remanded at the Kirikiri custodial facility.
She ordered that the case file be sent to the State Director of Public Prosecutions for advice.
Olagbegi-Adelabu adjourned the case until October 12 for mention.
