A 40-year-old man identified as Terry Ikechukwu Iheme has been arrested and prosecuted by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly sleeping with this two under aged daughters in his home.
The 40-year-old man residence is located at Igbo-olomu in Agric area of Ikorodu, Lagos.
WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the suspect who was a senior driver with a company known as Hi-Tech construction company in Lagos, was arrested while in church by men of the Owutu Police Division on January 12th.
Following series of investigation after he was arrest, he was found culpable and arraigned before the Ikorodu Magistrate Court 1, Ita Elewa in Lagos.
Iheme was charged for defilement which attracts life imprisonment if found guilty over the alleged offence.
The Prosecuting counsel, Inspector John requested that the court should refer the matter to the DPP for advice because the victims were still minors and the offence was capital in nature
The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. F.A. Afeez, ordered the defendant to be remanded in prison custody without an option of bail after his appeal was rejected.
The Court also directed the prosecutor to duplicate the file and send to the DPP for advice.
The Magistrate then adjourned the matter till 19th February, 2020.
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