Court remands father in prison for sexually assaulting his twin sons

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates' Court on Monday ordered the remand of one
Jephath Ighodaro who allegedly assaulted his twin under-aged sons, in
Kirikiri prisons.

Chief Magistrate P. E Nwaka, who refused to take the plea of the
accused, ordered the prosecutor to send a copy of the case file to the
Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, for advice.

Ighodaro, who resides at No.1, St. Augustine St, Surulere, Lagos, is
standing trial on one-count charge of sexual assault.

Insp. Christopher John, the Prosecutor, told the court that the
offence was committed between January and July 2018 at the accused
residence.

The inspector said that the accused and his ex-wife, the mother of the
twins, parted ways three years ago.

"The boys were taken away from their mother by the accused in January
and they have been living with him since then.

"It was during the holiday that the boys were allowed to visit their
mother and she suspected something was going on," he said.

Speaking further, he said the children told their mother how their
father sexually molested them.

The prosecutor said the offence contravened Section 261 of the
Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

Nwaka adjourned the case until Sept. 3 for mention.