Man Admits Raping 16 year-old Daughter
A 52 year old man, Paul Akpederi, who pleaded guilty to raping his 16 year old daughter was Wednesday arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ikeja.
Paul was docked on a one count charge of unlawful defilement before Magistrate Mrs B.O. Osunsanmi.
The prosecutor, Inspector Simon Imhonwa, told the Court that the defendant have been committing the offence since 2012 till date in Ikorodu, area of Lagos.
According to Imhonwa, the offence is punishable under section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The defendant, however, pleaded guilty to the charge leveled against him by the police.
The defendant’s lawyer, A.O Gbadamosi, filed an application to carry out a psychiatric test on the defendant.
She told, the court that the defendant was alleged to have been talking to himself and shouting over nothing.
The prosecutor did not object to the counsel’s request, but said that the medical test could have been done at the police level.
The Magistrate, Osunsanmi however, granted him bail of N500,000, with two sureties in like sum, adding that the sureties must be related to the defendant.
She said that evidence of tax payment to Lagos State Government must be verified
The case was adjourned to December 6, 2017 for ruling.