An Ikorodu Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Friday, remanded a 31-year-old unemployed man, Lawal Rasaq, who allegedly abducted and defiled a teenager.
The defendant, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of abduction and defilement.
The prosecutor, Mrs Olawunmi Osibanjo, told the court that Rasaq committed the offences from July 29 to Aug. 8 on Ireshe Road, Alagbonmeta, Ikorodu.
Osibanjo said that Rasaq abducted the 17-year-old to his house and had canal knowledge of her, in contravention of Sections 268 and 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
She ordered that the case file be sent to the state director of public prosecutions for advice.
Olagbegi-Adelabu adjourned the case until September 7 for mention.