Court Remands Engineer Over Child Defilement

A 53-year-old engi
neer, Leonard Okafor, was last Monday remanded in prison by an Ota Senior Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl.
The accused, who resides at 13, Ketere Area of Sango-Ota, was arraigned for alleged defilement of the victim at about 9.p.m. on May 28 at his residence.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Italta Ebobimino, alleged that Ebobimino was fond of enticing underage girls whose ages ranged between five years and 10 years with the intention of having unlawful carnal knowledge of them.
He said that the offence contravened section 218 of the Criminal Code Vol.1 of Revised, Law of Ogun State, 2006.
Senior Magistrate Titi Bello ordered the remand of the accused pending the receipt of legal advice from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution.
She adjourned the case till Friday.