A 50-year-old driver,Covenant Dako, on Tuesday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for alleged defilement of his neighbour ‘s 10-year-old daughter.
Dako, who resides at 22 Road, Festac Town, Lagos, is charged with defilement.
The Prosecutor, Insp. Clifford Ogu, told the court that the offence was committed on Feb. 3 and Feb. 6 at the accused residence.
Ogu said that on Feb. 3, the accused lured the victim, a 10-year-old girl into his room, with the pretext of sending her on an errand.
“The accused defiled the girl and threatened to kill her if she talk.
“On Feb. 6, the accused called the girl again into his room and was about to molest her, when a neighbour who was peeping through the window raised an alarm,” he said.
The offence contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Taiwo Akanni, granted bail to the accused in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Akanni adjourned the case till March 20 for Director of Public Prosecution’s advise.(NAN)
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