A 38-year-old accused “Preye Harry” was arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Choba Community, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, on two counts of defilement of a 9-year-old minor and unlawful carnal knowledge of the minor who happens to be his lover’s niece.
In the charge, Harry was alleged to have sometime in December 2019 defiled the minor and gave her a substance in a calabash to swear to an oath.
According to Within Nigeria, when the case was called in court on Tuesday, Chief Magistrate Israel Agbesor said he does have jurisdiction to hear the case.
He order that the suspect be detained in Ozuoba Police Division.
The Magistrate further directed Ozuoba Police Division to transfer the case file to the state Criminal Investigation Department for proper arraignment at the High Court.
Preye Harry was alleged to have visited his female lover and took advantage of her absence to defile her niece who was 9 years old.
