Sodiq Sulaimon, 20, appeared before an Ikeja High Court on
Thursday 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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