42-yr-old woman arraigned over alleged teenage girls prostitution

November 2, 2017 11:31 PM

The accused is standing trial on a two-count charge of conspiracy and knowingly allowing teenagers to engage in unlawful sexual intercourse.

A 42-year-old woman,

The three teenagers are of ages 14 and 16 years with oldest among them having a Senior Secondary School certificate.

The accused, who is standing trial on a two-count charge of conspiracy and knowingly allowing teenagers to engage in unlawful sexual intercourse.

She, however, denied the charges.

But the Prosecutor, Sgt. Kehinde Omisakin told the court that the accused committed the offences between June 2016 and Oct. 28 at No. 22, Oresegun St., off Odo Eran in Bariga.

She alleged that the woman allocated a room to the teenagers for the purpose of prostitution and collected returns from the girls after sex bouts.

The offences contravened Sections 138 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that section 138 stipulates 14 years imprisonment.

Chief Magistrate Tajudeen Elias adjourned the case until November 8 for ruling on the accused’s bail application.

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