Lagos Court Discharges 74-Year-Old Child Defilement Suspect

By Felix Kuyinu

A child defilement trial against a 74-year-old Lagos resident, Bayefa Bethany, has been brought to an end following a discharge grant by at a court sitting.

Justice Oyindamola Ogala at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja struck out a charge of defilement in favour of Bayefa on Thursday.

The septuagenarian was said to have commited the Sexual assault on an 11- years old girl sometime in 2023 at 21b, Isah Abiodun Street, off Ogbonwakwo Ajegunle, Apapa, Lagos, and was detained since then.

During the hearing of the matter, the defence counsel, Ben Awurum, made an application for the charge to be struck out for lack of diligent prosecution.

The Court agreed with the application of Awurum and struck out the matter accordingly.

The Judge further ordered that Bayefa be released forthwith.