A 28-year-old man identified as Agboola Adebayo as been remanded by an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday remanded, for defiling a 9-month-old baby.

Lagos State Government Arraigns Adebayo

Adebayo whose residential address was not given was arraigned by the Lagos State government, on a two-count charge of defilement and causing grievous harm to the baby, as he pleaded guilty to the charge.

Justice Rahman Oshodi who was to judge the case later remanded Adebayo at the correctional facility and adjourned the case till March 25 for hearing.

Ms Bukola Okeowo the state counsel, informed the court that Adebayo committed the offence on March 23, 2023 in the White Sand Area of Ijora, Badiya, Lagos.

Okeowo explains that the defendant defiled the baby by having unlawful sexual intercourse with her.

She also said that the defendant caused grievous harm to the child by inflicting serious injuries on her vagina, adding that the offence contravenes the Criminal Laws of Lagos State (2015) and is punishable by life imprisonment.