A man has been nabbed after he was accused of subjecting his neighbour's daughter to immoral treatment inside his room.
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Christian Igbokwe, a 48-year-old trader, was on Thursday docked before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged sexual assault on the 6-year-old daughter of his neighbour.
According to The Nation, the accused, who resides at 30, Abeokuta St., Bariga, a suburb of Lagos, was charged for sexual assault.
The Prosecutor, Insp. Clifford Ogu, told the court that the offence was committed sometimes in June at the accused residence.
Ogu said that the accused called the girl into his room on the pretext of sending her on errand.
“The accused shut the door at her and started caressing her private part with his penis when one of the neighbour’s sighted him through the window.
“The case was reported at the police station and the accused was apprehended,” the prosecutor said.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Taiwo Akanni, granted the accused N250, 000 bail with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case until Aug. 2 for mention.