A security guard, Mohammed Ismaila,
appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’
Court on Tuesday for allegedly defiling a
nine-year-old minor.
Ismaila, 27, who lives at 23, Araromi
Street, Itire Surulere, Lagos, was
arraigned on a one-count charge of
defilement.
Prosecutor Jimah Iseghede told the court
that the offence was committed at
Dammyville School, Surulere, on Aug. 8.
Iseghede said the accused called the
minor and sent her to buy a sachet of
water for him.
“On her arrival, the accused told her to
drop the sachet water inside his room and
he shut the door.
“The accused defiled the girl and it was
her cry that made the passerby to peep
through the room window and saw the
accused in the act,’’ he said.
The prosecutor said that offence
contravened Section 137 of the Criminal
Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the
charge.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Tajudeen Elias,
granted bail to the accused in the sum of
one million naira with two sureties in like
sum.
Elias ordered the accused to deposit
N200, 000 into the court’s registrar’s
account as part of the bail condition.
He adjourned the case till Aug. 28, for
mention. (NAN)