A man is in trouble after he shocked family and friends when he was caught defiling a mere 3-month-old baby.
A 35-year-old man, Oladele Oladunmoni, who was allegedly caught poking his finger into the private part of a 3-month-old baby, was on Monday arraigned in a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.
Oladunmoni who resides at No. 25, Dagbolu St., Idi-Iroko, Ikorodu, Lagos, is facing a charge of child abuse.
The prosecutor, Insp. Rita Momah, told the court that the accused committed the offence on Jan. 18 at his residence. Momah said the accused, who lives in the same building with the mother of the baby, viciously forced his finger into the baby’s vagina.
She said the offence contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. Section 137 prescribes life imprisonment for offenders of child rape.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Magistrate, Mrs F.A Adeeyo, granted the accused bail in the sum of N500, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
She adjourned the case till March 14 for mention.