A
20-year-old man, Sodiq Sulaimon, yesterday appeared before an Ikeja High Court
for allegedly procuring abortion for his 15-year-old lover (names withheld),
who died in the process.
The
defendant is facing a one-count charge of manslaughter brought against him by
Lagos State Government, for which he pleaded not guilty.
“Sodiq
Sulaimon, on or before December 11, 2012, about 4p.m., at 7 Oriokuta Street,
Imota, Ikorodu Lagos, in the Ikeja Judicial Division, did unlawfully killed
girl (names withheld) by procuring abortion for her,” the charge stated.
At the
resumed hearing, a witness, Sergeant Elizabeth Osikanlu, told the presiding
judge, Justice K. A. Jose, that the matter was referred to her after one Femi
Adegboyega came to the station to report that the defendant impregnated his
niece and gave her drugs to abort a five-month-old pregnancy.
According
to her, the defendant admitted having sexual intercourse with the deceased
sometime in October 2012 and giving her two tablets to prevent pregnancy.
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