Today, a primary school proprietor, Joseph Ogunleye, was
charged before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged
defilement of two pupils in his school.
Ogunleye, 56, whose address is unknown, is standing trial on a charge of defilement.
According to the prosecutor, Insp. Rita Momah, the accused committed the offence on June 27 at Ijegun, Ikotun, Lagos.
She alleged that the accused unlawfully defiled an eight-year-old girl and a 10-year-old girl who were pupils in his school.
“A
nearby shop owner heard the two girls telling their friends about how
their school proprietor touched their private parts and that they cannot
tell their parents.
“The 10-year-old explained how the accused had
canal knowledge of her, while the 8-year-old also admitted that he did
the same thing to her.
Ogunleye, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Magistrate, Mrs O.A. Erinle, granted bail to the accused in the sum of N500,000, with two sureties in like sum.
The case was adjourned till Oct. 26 for trial.
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