Crime
Driver in court for sexually assaulting stepdaughters aged 9 and 12
A driver, Abraham Joseph, 35, who was accused of sexually assaulting his two stepdaughters, on Wednesday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
Joseph, who resides at No. 34, Alhaji Alimi Street, Bariga in Lagos, is charged with sexual assault.
The Prosecution Counsel, Insp. Christopher John, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on May 5, at noon in his residence.
John alleged that the defendant, who is the victims’ step-father, sexually assaulted the girls aged 9 and 12.
He said the case was reported to the police by the girls’ mother.
The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of Section 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.
He, however, pleaded not guilty.
Chief Magistrate P.E. Nwaka admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N200, 000 with two sureties in like sum, and adjourned the case until June 13.
(NAN)
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