60 year-old man rapes 14-year-old daughter, forces her to abort pregnancy
The police also charged a 43-year-old auxiliary nurse with unlawful abortion.
Herder rapes 14-year-old daughter, forces her to abort pregnancy
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The police also charged a 43-year-old auxiliary nurse, Faith Akapa, with unlawful abortion. The prosecutor, Insp Ayodele Adeosun told the court that the defendants committed the offence in 2019 at about 11:00 pm at Ogboro Area of Imeke, Badagry, Lagos.
Adeosun alleged that “the first defendant, Usman defiled his 14-year-old daughter.
“The two defendants in 2022, at about 5:00 pm conspired to commit felony to wit committing abortion. The offence, he said, contravened the provisions sections 137, 261, 411 and 236 of the Criminal Law of Lagos, 2015,” he said.
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The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Chief Magistrate, Patrick Adekomaiya, admitted the defendants to bail in the sum of ₦500,000 each with two sureties in the like sum.
Adekomaiya said that one of the sureties must be the owner of a business or a manager in any organisation. He adjourned the case until April 29, for mention.
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