Teenager, 9-year-old arraigned in court for alleged defilement of 4-year-old girl
For allegedly defiling a four-year-old girl, a teenager and a nine-year-old boy were on Thursday arraigned before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.
According to police prosecutor, Ihiehie Lucky, the accused committed the offence on February 24, 2016, at their parents’ apartment.
One Mrs Edet Mercy, who lives in the same compound with the accused, had reported the incident at Ketu police station, Metro learnt.
“The accused defiled Mercy’s daughter on February 24. The girl told her mother that the accused used to insert his finger in her private part, and that it started last year,” the prosecutor said.
A large number of family members attended the proceeding presided over by the Magistrate, Mrs O. Sule-Amzat.
Both accused persons pleaded not guilty of the offences.
The magistrate granted the accused bail in the sum of N100, 000 each with two sureties each.
She said one of the sureties must deposit N25,000 into the court’s Chief Registrar’s account, while the other surety must be a blood relation of the accused and must be gainfully employed.
Sule-Amzat ordered that the accused should be remanded at the Children Remand Home at Oregun, Lagos.
Further hearing has been fixed for March 1
I suppose it’s ok for them to plead not guilty providing that they are both claiming the other did it.What is not in dispute is that the lil girl was defiled smh.