A 19-year-old man has been arrested for molesting a young girl in a
public place. The young man simply identified as Jelili Afolabi, has
been arrested and was arraigned at a Surulere Magistrates’ Court in
Lagos for allegedly r*ping a 16-year-old girl.
The prosecutor,
Sgt. Anthonia Osanyade, told the court that the accused committed the
offence at Konga Meji Ibeshe beach, Lagos, at about 7.30 p.m. on Aug.17.
She said the accused invited his victim to a quiet part of the beach
and forcefully had s*x with her.
Even though The offence
contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State 2011, The
Chief Magistrate, Mrs Ipaye Nwachukwu, granted bail to the accused in
the sum of N200, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
She ordered
that one of the sureties must be a blood-relation to the accused, and
that both sureties should provide evidence of tax payment to the Lagos
State Government.
Nwachukwu Finally adjourned the case to Nov.1.
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