A teenager, Joshua Olayiwola, has been ordered by a Family Court sitting in Iyagangu, Ibadan, to be remanded in Abolongo Correctional Facility, Oyo Town, for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old neighbour’s daughter.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Magistrate, Mrs. S. A. Adesina, who did not take Olayiwola’s plea due to lack of jurisdiction, ordered the police to return the case file to the Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice.
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The suspect was charged Olayiwola with defilement.
The Prosecution Counsel, Insp. Gbemisola Adedeji, told the court that Olayiwola, on April 15, between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m., allegedly defiled the minor in the Ojo Ekun area of Ibadan.
She said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 34 of the Oyo State Child Rights Law 2006.
The Magistrate adjourned the matter until June 13, for mention.
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