A primary school proprietor, Joseph Ogunleye,
was on Thursday charged before a Yaba Chief
Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged
defilement of two pupils in his school.
Ogunleye, 56, whose address is unknown, is
standing trial on a charge of defilement.
According to the prosecutor, Insp. Rita Momah,
the accused committed the offence on June 27
at Ijegun, Ikotun, Lagos.
She alleged that the accused unlawfully defiled
an eight-year-old girl and a 10-year-old girl who
were pupils in his school.
“A nearby shop owner heard the two girls telling
their friends about how their school proprietor
touched their private parts and that they cannot
tell their parents.
“The 10-year-old explained how the accused
had canal knowledge of her, while the 8-year-old
also admitted that he did the same thing to her.
Ogunleye, however, pleaded not guilty to the
charge.
The Magistrate, Mrs O.A. Erinle, granted bail to
the accused in the sum of N500,000, with two
sureties in like sum.
The case was adjourned till Oct. 26 for trial.
Vanguard
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