A 55-year-old man, Abu Aremu, has allegedly raped his two stepdaughters at Damolapa Field, Lucky Fibre area, Ikorodu, Lagos and currently standing trial on a three-count charge bordering on defilement and rape.
Penpushing reports that the prosecuting counsel, Isaac Aminu, told the court that the defendant committed the rape offences of the 9-year-old and 11-year-old stepdaughters in 2022 while their mother was with him.
The prosecutor added that the defendant continued the criminal act till the death of their mother, stating that Aremu also on 20 June at about 10 a.m at same place allegedly raped the elder step daughter, now 24 years.
Penpushing further reports that the prosecuting counsel stated that the offences allegedly committed by Aremu, whose address was not provided contravene the provisions of Sections 137 and 260 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The magistrate B.A. Sonuga, however, did not take the defendant’s plea and ordered that he should be remanded in a correctional centre, adding that the case file be sent to the office of the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice, as well as adjourned the case until September 25, 2025, pending the legal advice.
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