NIGERIA (Lagos) – A 49-year-Old businessman, Wale Akinusi has been remanded in prison custody by an Apapa Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly defiling his 17-year-old daughter.

According to the prosecutor, SP Soji Ojaokomo, the accused forcefully had canal knowledge of his daughter on Nov. 2, 2012 at his residence, Ojo Igbede Road, Ajangbadi, Lagos.

He said that the accused, forcefully had carnal knowledge of his daughter without her consent and unlawfully killed her unborn child.

“When Akinusi noticed that his daughter was pregnant, he took her to the hospital to abort the unborn child.

“After she aborted the unborn child, the accused started having carnal knowledge of her again.

“The complainant decided to ask for help when she reported the case to the police, who immediately arrested the accused,’’ Ojaokomo stated.

The prosecutor said that the offences contravened Sections 137 and 234 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State, 2011.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 137 stipulates life imprisonment for convicted offenders, while Section 234 also prescribes life imprisonment for unlawful killing.

While delivering her verdict, the Chief Magistrate, Mrs Oluyemisi Adelaja ordered that the accused be kept in prison custody pending the advice of the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

The accused is facing a two-count charge of unlawful defilement and killing of an unborn child.