A Sexual Offenses and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Wednesday remanded one Francis Ugachukwu, a blind man, to the Kirikiri Correctional Center for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl in the state.
The accused is alleged to have committed the crime in November 2022 at No. 16 Kareem Giwa Street, Abule-Osun, Ojoo, Lagos State.
The preceding Justice Abiola Soladoye remanded Ugachukwu in custody pending the outcome of his bail hearing and application.
The accused was charged with one count of defilement.
Abimbola Abolade, the state prosecutor’s counsel, told the court that the defendant committed the crime in November 2022 at No. 16 Kareem Giwa Street, Abule-Osun, Ojoo, Lagos State.
According to the prosecution, the offense violated Section 137 of the Lagos State Criminal Laws of 2015.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the accusation.
Soladoye adjourned the case until October 18 for a hearing on the bail application and the start of the trial.
