A visually-impaired man named Francis Ugachukwu has been placed in the Kirikiri Correctional Centre on allegations of defiling a 13-year-old girl, whose identity has been withheld.
According to NAN, the defendant was remanded by Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, pending the hearing of his bail application.
The judge adjourned the case until October 18 to consider the bail application and begin the trial.
Francis Ugachukwu was charged with defilement, and he pleaded not guilty to the accusation.
The state counsel, Abimbola Abolade, stated that the defendant committed the offense in November 2022 at No. 16 Kareem Giwa St., Abule-Osun, Ojoo, Lagos.
The prosecution noted that this offense is in violation of Section 137 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015. If found guilty, the defendant could face life imprisonment.
