LGBTQ in Lagos | Trader sent to prison for allegedly defiling little boy

An Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court, on Friday, ordered the remand of a trader, By the Name Okonkwo Chikwado, 28, who is facing trial for alleged unlawful conduct involving a teenage boy.

The defendant, who resides at 2, Asake St., Ishashi area, Lagos State, is standing trial on a charge of sexual assault.

The Chief Magistrate, Mr. L. A. Owolabi, who did not take the defendant’s plea, ordered his remand at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecution.

Owolabi subsequently adjourned the matter until Oct. 22 for mention.

The prosecutor, ASP Adegoke Ademigbuji, told the court that the offence was allegedly committed on July 14 at the defendant’s residence.

Ademigbuji said the defendant had invited the 15-year-old boy to his room under the pretext of sending him on an errand.

The prosecutor alleged that the defendant then locked the door and engaged in inappropriate sexual activity with the minor.

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