43-year-old Man allegedly defiled his 17 year old Step-Daughter on multiple occasions – Crime Channels
43-year-old Man allegedly defiled his 17 year old Step-Daughter on multiple occasions
43-year old Augustine Ekerette, has been remanded in the custody of the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling his 17-year-old stepdaughter and impregnating her in the process.
Justice Sholadoye of the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, ordered the remand of Ekerette after the state government filed a one-count charge of defilement against him.
The defendant is alleged to have committed the offense at Plot 124, GRA Ogunla, in the Ikorodu area between 2020 and July 2023.
The prosecutor, Ms Adejoke Bolade, told the court that the defendant allegedly consistently had unlawful sexual intercourse with the 17-year-old survivor.
Bolade also insisted that the offence was against Section 137 of the Criminal Law Cap C.17, Vol. 3 Laws of Lagos State 2015.
However, the defendant, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Following his plea, the prosecutor requested the court to schedule a date for the trial to begin.
The judge subsequently adjourned the case until November 11.
The charge against the defendant reads: “That you, Augustine Ekerette, between the years 2020 to July 2023 at Plot 124, GRA Ogunla Ikorodu, in the Ikeja Judicial Division did consistently defile one Odili Patience (F) age 17 years, by having unlawful sexual intercourse with her, contrary to Section 137 of the Criminal Law Cap C.17, Vol.3 Laws of Lagos State, 2015.”
