Teenage boy charged with defiling three-year-old girl

A teenage boy, Emmanuel Gabriel, who allegedly defiled a three-year-old girl, is facing trial at an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State.
Gabriel, 18, a cleaner, who resides at Shasha, a suburb of Lagos, was arraigned for child defilement.
Clifford Ogu, the prosecutor, told the court that the offence was committed on July 25 at Air Force Primary School, Shasha, Lagos.
Ogu said the accused, who is a cleaner in the school of the minor, was caught by one of the teachers.
He said: “He was caught when he was busy fingering the minor.
“The accused ran away since then and efforts by the police to arrest him proved abortive until he was apprehended at his friend’s house.’’
The offence contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 (Revised).
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the section provides life imprisonment for child defilers.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Chief Magistrate Taiwo Akanni granted the accused N250,000 bail with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case until September 20 for mention.