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Girl Accused Of Killing Father’s Friend Remanded As OPD Assures Free Legal Service
The Lagos State Office of the Public Defender ( OPD ) has assured the teenager (name withheld) accused of killing father’s friend while attempting to rape her of free and quality legal representation throughout the duration of the trial.
The fifteen years old girl and resident of Aboru in Alimosho local government area of Lagos was on Tuesday arrainged before Ebute Metta Magistrate court presided by her Honour Mrs Adedayo on one count charge for killing one Babatunde Ishola aged 51 years on the 7th day of March 2020, at Nwadolu Street, Aboru, Lagos by stabbing him to death with a knife and thereby committing an offence of punishable under section 225 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2015.
The presiding magistrate remanded her at Correctional Home For Girls Idi Araba and subsequently adjourned the case to 27th of April 2020
Speaking on the plight of the teenagers and other inmates of Correctional Centres in the state, the Director Lagos State Office of the Public Defender (OPD), Mrs. Olayinka Adeyemi said the Office would not only provide the suspect with free legal services, but also give her and other people being represented in courts on various cases, qualitative legal representation. in terms of exprience, knowledge and understanding of criminal
laws of the land
According to her, this principle would be adhered in all cases handled by OPD on behalf if its clients in courts until justice prevails.
She assured members of the public that no stone would be left unturned in their cases but also all legal instruments in the arsenal of OPD would be deployed to ensure that justice is not only done but seeing to be done.
Adeyemi further reiterated the commitment of OPD to increasing number of visit to the Correctional Centres in a bid to get more number of inmates that will benefit from free legal services.
The OPD had earlier in the year visited Kirikiri Correctional Centre, Borstal Institution for Boys, Abeokuta and numerous Police stations in the state in order to provide free legal assistance for the indigent inmates and get bail for those that are detained for bailable offences.
Mamud Hassan,
Director of Public Affairs,
Office of the Public Defender.
24th March, 2020.
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