A 23-year-old trader has been accused of thrusting his fingers in the vagina of a three-year-old. According to the police, Obinna Obaji, allegedly committed the crime at 32, Orisumbare Street, Iyana Ipaja, adding that Obaji lived in the same compound with the victim’s mother.

“It was when the victim, a three-year-old girl, wanted to urinate that her mother discovered that she was finding it difficult to urinate and also crying. The mother saw marks on her daughter’s vagina and when she asked her what happened, the girl said it was the defendant that inserted his hand into it,’’ the Police prosecutor, Benedict Aigbokhan said. He was charged before an Ikeja Magistrates’ court on a one-count charge of sexual assault, but he pleaded not guilty.

The Chief Magistrate, Tajudeen Elias granted him bail of N1 million, and ordered Obaji to produce two sureties in like sum as part of the bail conditions. Elias said Obaji should deposit N100, 000 into the Chief Registrar’s Account, pending the determination of the case and adjourned the case till April 13 for the Department of Public Prosecution’s (DPP) advice.