Court arraigns 45-year-old man for allegedly raping 12-year-old girl

An Ota Senior Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ogun, Monday, arraigned a 45-year-old man identified as Bowale Adedeji for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl.

The prosecutor, Sgt. Chudu Gbesi, told the court that the accused committed the offence on December 5, 2015 at 9.00pm along Ijako Road, Ota, Ogun.

Gbesi said that Adedeji lured the girl into an uncompleted building and had unlawful carnal knowledge of her, revealing that the accused was apprehended by passersby and handed over to the police.

According to the prosecutor, the offence contravened Section 218 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ogun, 2006.

The suspect, resident at 23 Banjo Street, Ijako Road, Ota, pleaded not guilty to the charge of defilement slammed on him.

The Senior Magistrate, Mr. S.O. Banwo, admitted Adedeji to bail in the sum of N350, 000, with two sureties in like sum, ruling that the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and show evidence of payment of tax to the Ogun State Government in the last one year.

Banwo, in addition, said the sureties must submit four recent passport photographs and swear an affidavit of means, one of whom should be a civil servant not below grade level 13 in the employment of Ogun State.

The Magistrate subsequently adjourned the case till January 29 for mention.

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