A 50-year-old man, Henry Okeke, was on Wednesday, remanded at the Kirikiri Custodial Centre by a Magistrates’ Court sitting at the Yaba Area of Lagos State, for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a teenager (name withheld) in the Fola Agoro, Somolu area of the state. Magistrate Patrick Nwaka made the order after the defendant, who is facing two counts of rape preferred against him by the police, was brought before the court. The police prosecutor, Thomas Nurudeen, told the court that the incident happened in April 2023 at No. 9, Fatai Ade Street, Fola Agoro, in the Somolu area of Lagos. According to the prosecutor, the offence committed is punishable under Sections 141 and 137 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State 2015.

Source: Punch May 19, 2023 13:56 UTC