NAN – The police have
arraigned a 28-year-old man, Modiu Diallo, before a Surulere Magistrates’
Court, Lagos for allegedly defiling a 7-year-old girl in a mosque.
The accused who was
arraigned on Monday, August 1, is alleged to have committed the offence at
about 6am on July 13, at Iponri Central Mosque, Surulere, Lagos, according to
the prosecutor Sgt. Anthonia Osayande, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports.
“It
is a shameful act and that should not be condoled,” she said.
The prosecutor told
the court that the offence contravened Sections 135 (2) and 137 of the Criminal
Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The prosecutor told
the court that the offence contravened Sections 135 (2) and 137 of the Criminal
Law of Lagos State, 2011.
However, when the
charges were read to the accused, he pleaded not guilty. The Magistrate, Mrs
Ekpaye Nwachukwu, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N500, 000, with one
surety in like sum and adjourned the case till Sept. 20 for mention.
In another
development, Imam of the Prophet’s Mosque, Madinah, Saudi ArabiaSheikh Salah
Bin Muhammad Al-Budair is expected to arrive Abuja tomorrow, August 3.
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