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Court Remands Blind Man For Defiling 13-Yr-Old Girl In Lagos

EkoHotBlog reports that a sexual offences and domestic violence court in Ikeja, Lagos State, has remanded a blind man, Francis Ugachukwu, to the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl.

Justice Abiola Soladoye remanded Ugachukwu pending the hearing and filing of his bail application.

The defendant was arraigned on one count charge of defilement.

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The state prosecution counsel, Abimbola Abolade, told the court that the defendant committed the offence sometime in November 2022, at No. 16 Kareem Giwa Street, Abule-Osun, Ojoo, Lagos State.

According to the prosecutor, the offence contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.

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However, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Soladoye adjourned the case until October 18 for a hearing of the bail application and commencement of trial.

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