By MORONKE BOBOYE

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a 37-year-old man, Joseph Olasope, in the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly inserting his finger into the private part of a three-year-old girl.

Olasope, who resides at No. 35, Oladimeji St., Aguda, Surulere, is standing trial on a one-count charge of sexual assault.

The Chief Magistrate, Mrs M. F. Onamusi, did not take the defendant’s plea and ordered that he be remanded in the Kirikiri Correctional Centre.

Onamusi adjourned the case until Dec. 10 for advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Earlier, the prosecutor, ASP Adegoke Ademigbuji, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Oct. 8 at a school located at No. 3, Kareem Olanrewaju St., Badagry, Lagos.

Ademigbuji said the defendant had visited the school when the incident occurred.

The prosecutor said the defendant was allegedly caught inserting his finger into the private part of a three-year-old pupil.

The offence, according to him, contravenes Section 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. (NAN)