Man impregnates 14-year-old girl in Lagos
On Thursday a 24 years old Ekene Jecob was remanded to the Ikoyi correctional center for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 14-year-old girl at her aunt’s residence in the Amuwo Odofin, Lagos.
Ekene, who was arraigned on three counts of conspiracy, rape, and inflicting bodily harm, was remanded by Magistrate P. E. Nwaka at a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos State.
Ekene was said to have carried out the act with his friend, Olamilekan Saidi.
Report has that the defendant met the victim’s aunt in her office where she helped him with his National Identification Number card and told him to come to her house to collect the card after three days.
On the day Ekene visited the victim’s aunt, he met only the victim at home and when he asked after the aunt, the victim told him she was not back from work.
Ever since he perpetrated the crime, Ekene had reportedly been visiting the house and sometimes in the company of one of his friends, Saidi, who was also accused of having carnal knowledge of the minor.
The police, while investigating the case, arrested Ekene, but his accomplice, Saidi, fled after getting wind of the information that policemen were on his trail.
The police, after concluding the investigation, charged Ekene to court for the crime.
During the proceedings, the prosecutor, Thomas Nurudeen, said the offences contravened Sections 411,137, and 245 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2015.
The defendant’s plea was however not taken.