An Ikorodu Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of a 55-year-old man, Abu Aremu, in a correctional centre for allegedly raping his two stepdaughters.
Mr Aremu, whose address was not provided, is standing trial on a three-count charge bordering on defilement and rape.
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The Chief Magistrate, B.A. Sonuga, however, did not take the defendant’s plea.
He remanded him in a correctional facility and ordered that the file be sent to the office of the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice.
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Mr Sonuga, thereafter, adjourned the case until 25 September, pending the legal advice.
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Earlier, the Prosecuting Counsel, Isaac Aminu, told the court that the defendant committed the offences sometime in 2022 at about 1 a.m. at Damolapa Field, Lucky Fibre area, Ikorodu.
Mr Aminu alleged that the defendant raped his 9-year-old and 11-year-old stepdaughters in 2022 while their mother was with him and continued till the death of their mother.
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The prosecutor added that the defendant also on 20 June at about 10 a.m at same place allegedly raped the elder step daughter, now 24 years.
He said the offences contravene the provisions of Sections 137 and 260 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
(NAN)
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