30 year-old driver remanded in prison custody for defilement

A 30 year- old driver, Samuel Akani, was on Tuesday remanded in prison custody by Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of a Lagos High Court, sitting in Ikeja, for defiling a seven-year-old girl.

Justice Ipaye ordered that the defendant, Akani be remanded in prison custody and also revoked the bail that was earlier granted him by the lower court.

At the resume of the proceedings, the prosecution led by Mr. Babajide Boye informed the court that the defendant committed the offence on July 14, 2013 at his resident, located at No. 31, Powerline St., Oko-Oba, Agege, Lagos.

“The defendant was a neighbour of the victim (name withheld) and her family, they all lived in one-bedroom apartments, popularly known as ‘face me I face you’.

“The defendant’s apartment was opposite the child and her family’s apartment, and he is used to sending the victim on various errands.

“On two occasions, he lured the victim to his apartment where he had unlawful sexual intercourse with her” Boye said.

According to the prosecutor, Akanni was caught when the victim told her mother about the crime after the second act of defilement when she kept having unusual discharges from her private part.