An Ikeja Magistriate Court in Ogba, Lagos State, remanded a 36-year-old man named Rowland Okajere to the Kirikiri Correlational Center for allegedly raping his 18-year-old daughter inside his shop in Ikotun.
Mr.L.A Owolabi, the magistrate, issued the order following the defendant’s Monday arraignment on a rape case filed by the police against him.
The police prosecutor, Inspector Esther Igbineweka, informed the court that the defendant committed the crime on January 4, 2023.
According to the inspector, the offense committed is criminal under Section 260 of the Lagos State Criminal Code from 2015. According to Owolabi, the prisoner would be held without bail for 30 days until the Director of Public Prosecutions ruled.
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The Charge is as follows:
“That you, Roland Okereje did rape your 18-year-old daughter on January 4, 2023, at your shop at Ikotun Bus Stop, Lagos State, by engaging in sexual activity without her consent, and thus committed an offense punishable under Section 260 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015′′.