A 50-year-old commercial driver, Jude Ugwu, on Tuesday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrate Court for allegedly inserting an unidentified substance inside the private part of his neighbour’s daughter.
According to the prosecutor, Clifford Ogu, the accused committed the offence on 19th of February at No. 20, Wilmer St., Ilupeju, Lagos State.
Insp. Ogu explained that the accused called the five-year -old girl into his room when she was preparing for school in the morning.
“The accused, thereafter, inserted a yellow substance that looks like a charm into the private part of the girl and told her not to remove it.
“The girl could not walk properly as a result of the substance and needed to tell her mother,” Ogu said.
Ogu also said before the accused was arrested, he had earlier denied the act when confronted by the complainant, Mrs. Akume Airuviere.
The offences, he said, violated Sections 187 and 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
However, the accused pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Granting bail of N250, 000 with two sureties in like sum to the accused, the Chief Magistrate, Taiwo Akinni adjourned the case until April 16th for mention.
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