27-year-old street urchin, Adebayo Agboola, has been in Kirikiri Correctional Centre, Lagos for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s nine-month-old baby.
Agboola, who resides in the Ijora-Badia area of Lagos was charged with defilement.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs E. Kubeinje, directed the prosecutor to send the case file to the State Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice and adjourned the case till May 5.
Earlier, the prosecution counsel, DSP Kehinde Ajayi, told the court that the offence was committed on March 23 at the White Sand area, Ijora-Badia, Lagos.
Ajayi said the 16-year-old mother of the baby had her child in the care of Agboola to buy noodles not too far from her home.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The section states that any person who has unlawful sexual intercourse with a child is guilty of a felony and is liable to life imprisonment.
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