A 28-year-old pastor, Seyi Adelana, who
allegedly defiled two boys, was on
Thursday remanded at Kirikiri Prisons,
Lagos, on the orders of an Ikeja
Magistrates’ Court.
Rape
When the case was call up, the magistrate,
Mrs B.O. Osunsanmi refused to take the
plea of the accused.
She ordered that the accused be kept
behind bars pending advice from the State
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Adelana, who resides at Igbogbo area of
Ikorodu, Lagos, is being tried for
defilement.
The accused committed the offence
between June and November 2018, at his
residence, the prosecutor, ASP Ezekiel
Ayorinde told the court.
Ayorinde said that the accused unlawfully
assaulted the boys, both 17 years old, by
defiling them through their anus.
He said that the accused was exposed
when one of the boys was declared
missing for four days.
“During investigation, the boy, who was
found with the accused, told his parents
what the accused had been doing with him
and his friend.
“The parent reported the case to the police
and the accused who has since separated
from his wife was arrested,†the prosecutor
said.
Ayorinde said the offence violated the
provisions of Section 261 of the Criminal
Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports
that the section prescribes life
imprisonment for offenders.
The case was adjourned until Feb.27 for
mention. (NAN)
Source:
www.vanguardngr.com/2019/01/
court-remands-pastor-for-allegedly-
defiling-2-boys/
