A tenant, Kareem Mojeed, has been remanded in Agodi Correctional facility, Ibadan, Oyo State,by an Iyaganku Family Court, for allegedly defiling his landlord’s seven-year-old daughter.
Mojeed was sent to prison by the Chief Magistrate, Olabisi Ogunkanmi, who presided over the matter and refused to take Mojeed’s plea. She ordered that the case file be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions(DPP) for advice.
According to the prosecutor, Inspector Gbemisola Adedeji, Mojeed allegedly committed the offence on July 21 at 5.00p.m. at Ebedi area of Ibadan by luring the girl into his room and defiled her, an offence the prosecution said contravenes the provisions of Section 34 of the Oyo State Child’s Rights Law, 2006.
The matter was adjourned till October 14, 2024, for DPP’s advice.