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Lagos teacher remanded for allegedly defiling 13-year-old student

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By Moronke Boboye/Lagos

A 53-year-old Lagos teacher, Ayodeji Onoviran, was on Friday remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl who was one of his students.

The defendant, a teacher, who resides at 13, Opare St., Orile Agege, Lagos, was arraigned before Ikeja Chief Magistrate Court for rape.

The prosecutor, ASP Adegoke Ademigbuji told the court that the offence was committed on August 2024 at a secondary school in Ijeshatedo, Lagos.

The prosecutor said that a 13-year-old girl, was attending a summer lesson organised by the defendant when he defiled her.

The prosecutor said that the victim’s aunty saw the changes in her behaviour and upon an enquiry, she opened up on how the defendant raped her.

The offence, according to the prosecutor, contravene Section 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

The Chief Magistrate, Mr L. A. Owolabi, who refused to take the defendant’s plea, ordered that he should be remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre.

Owolabi adjourned the case until Nov. 20, for the Director of Public prosecution’s(DPP) advice.

Source; PM News