Court remands man for allegedly def!ling and impregnating 15-year-old girl in Lagos

A 23-year-old man, Victor Faleye, has been remanded in a correctional centre for def!ling and impregnating a 15- year- old girl in Lagos. 

Faleye, whose address was not provided was arraigned before an Ikorodu Chief Magistrates’ Court on a count charge bordering on def!lement on Thursday, June 19.

The Police prosecutor ASP Aminu Isaac, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on or before January 10 at about 9p.m at No 26, Okuno Str, Awono Estate, Igbogbo area, Ikorodu, Lagos State.

The prosecutor said that the defendant allegedly def!led and impregnated the 15-year-old minor.

According to the prosecutor, the offences contravene the provisions of Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

The Chief Magistrate, Mr B.A. Sonuga, however, did not take the defendant’s plea. 

He remanded the defendant in a correctional facility and ordered that the file be sent to the office of the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice.

Sonuga adjourned the case until June 30, pending the legal advice.