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Court remands man for allegedly defiling 15-year-old girl

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A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos State on Friday remanded a 40-year-old man, Aloma Onunka, in a correctional center for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old girl.

Onunka, whose address was not provided, is charged with defilement.

The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A.B Olagbegi-Adelabu, who did not take the plea of Onunka, adjourned the case until March 21, for legal advice from the office of the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions.

Earlier, the Lagos State Prosecuting counsel, Mrs Olawunmi Osibanjo, told the court that Onunka, committed the offence on Feb.2.

Osibanjo said that Onunka committed the offence at about 4:pm at poultry street, Agunfoye in Igbogbo area of Ikorodu in Lagos.

He said that the offence contravened the provisions of Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State.

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