Court frees teenager who killed 51-year-old man for attempted rape
A Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has set a 15-year-old girl free, charged with murdering a 51-year-old man Babatunde Ishola who allegedly tried to rape her.
Magistrate Philip Adebowale Ojo struck out the murder charge filed by the police against the Senior Secondary School (SSS) 3 pupil, following advice from the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), the Nation reports.
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The Director, Lagos State Office of the Public Defender (OPD), Dr. Babajide Martins, whose office defended the teenager bro bono, expressed satisfaction with the court’s decision.
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