A 20- year-old security guard, Abass Haman, who allegedly raped his
employer’s seven- year-old daughter, was on Tuesday charged before an
Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. The accused, who lives in the gatehouse of his
employers’ compound at Plot 20/ 21, Fiyin Dammy St., Magodo, Lagos, is
facing a charge of rape. Rape Prosecutor Jimah Iseghede told the court
that the accused committed the offence on Sept. 3 at his employer’s
residence.
According to Sgt. Iseghede, the accused forced the
seven-year-old girl and had canal knowledge of her. “The victim
narrated her ordeal to her friend and her mother was later informed.
“The accused was then apprehended by the police,” he said.
The
offence, according to the prosecutor, contravenes Section 258 (1) of the
Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that section 258 (1) prescribes life imprisonment for rape. The
accused, however, denied the charge.The Chief Magistrate,Tajudeen Elias,
adjourned the case to Sept. 30 for ruling on the bail.
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