An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Friday ordered that John Itaoga, 19, who allegedly sodomised an 11-year-old boy, be remanded in the Ikoyi Custodial Centre, pending legal advice
The police charged Itaoga with sexual assault.
Chief Magistrate O.G. Oghre ordered the prosecution to return the case file to the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice.
Oghre adjourned the matter until November 18 for DPP advice.
The Prosecutor, Inspector Kehinde Olatunde, told the court that Itaoga committed the offence on October 3
Olatunde alleged Itaoga sodomised an 11-year-old boy.
The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of Section 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State.
Itaoga pleaded not guilty.