An Ado Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a 15-year-old boy at the Ekiti State Children Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling a three-year-old girl.
The minor, whose house address was not given, is being tried on a one-count charge of sexual assault, to which he pleaded not guilty.
The Chief Magistrate, Olufumike Anoma, ordered the remand of the suspect and adjourned the case until July 6 for mention.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Inspector Monica Okebuilo, said the defendant committed the offence on May 30 in Ido Ekiti Local Government Area of the state.
Okebuilo told the court that the offence contravened Section 1(4)(1) and was punishable under Section 2(b) of the Gender Based Violence Prohibition Laws of Ekiti State, 2019.