A 39- year-old man, Innocent Azamarogbe, was yesterday brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly raping his niece.
The accused, a trader, who lives at Block A, Flat 1, Alausa Barracks, Ikeja, is facing a charge of rape.
Prosecuting Sergeant Raphael Donny told the court that the accused committed the incestuous offence between 2016 and 2017 at his residence.
Donny said that the girl, a 14-year -old, who is a niece to the accused niece was leaving with him.
“The accused has been molesting the girl since 2016 but she kept it to herself until her mother paid a visit.
“The victim told her mother what the accused had been doing with her and the woman reported the matter to the police station.
“The accused was arrested,’’ he said.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Chief Magistrate Folakemi Davies–Abegunde, granted the accused N1 million bail with two sureties in the like sum.
Davies-Abegunde adjourned the case until July 31 for advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPPs).
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