Man Force His 11 Year Old Daughter Into Marriage

Dunstan Ukaga is a 39 year old man who is charged before a Lagos Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge of an 11-year-old girl (names withheld).

The prosecutor, Deputy Superintendent Etim Ekankum, told the court that the defendant carried the act on the little girl several times between April 24 and September 28, at his residence at Road 311, Block 2, flat 6, at Festac Town area of the state.

Dunstan who claimed to be a freelance journalist with a magazine, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Magistrate Demi-Ajayi admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N500,000, with two sureties in like sum.

The magistrate ordered that the two sureties must deposit N30,000 each to account of the court’s Chief Registrar, and present to court evidence of three years tax payment to Lagos State government.

She also ordered that Ekankum duplicate the case file and forward it to the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, for advice.