Court Remands Man For Allegedly Sod*mising A Minor In Lagos

A 28-year-old man identified as Aina Adebayo has been remanded in a correctional facility by a magistrate court sitting in Ebutte Metta in Lagos state for allegedly sod*mizing a minor.

Adebayo, who was said to be facing a one-count charge bordering on s3xual assault, is alleged to have committed the crime in 2021 in the Ipaja area of Lagos state.

The charge read in part;

“That you, Aina Adebayo, sometime in 2021, at Saint Doregas Private Academy, Akin-Ogun, Ipaja Road, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did penetrate s3xually the an*s of the victim without his consent.”

The prosecutor, Supol Paul, said the defendant committed an offense punishable under section 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. However, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Magistrate O.M Ajayi ordered the remand of the defendant and adjourned the case till September 20, 2022.