A 25-year-old labourer, Anas Garba, was on Tuesday arraigned in an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos for allegedly impregnating a 13-year-old girl.
Garba, who is facing a count charge of unlawful sexual intercourse, denied committing the offence.
The prosecutor, Moses Uademevbo, told the court that the defendant committed the offence sometimes in June about 9.30pm at Iddo railway terminus compound.
Uademevbo said the accused had unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl in his room, which resulted into pregnancy.
The offence contravened Section 137 of the Criminal law of Lagos State, 2015.
The Chief Magistrate, Oluyemisi Adelaja, admitted Garba to N500,000 bail with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case until September  20.