LAGOS—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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