By ICIR Nigeria

An Ikeja chief magistrates’ court on Friday granted a N1 million bail to Samuel David, a 22-year-old driver accused of raping his neighbour’s eight-year-old daughter.

In granting the bail, Chief Magistrate Davies Abegunde also ordered the accused person to produce two sureties in like sum.

Abegunde said that the accused should pay N100,000 into the chief registrar ‘s account, as part of the bail conditions.

During Friday’s hearing, Raphael Donny, prosecutor and police sergeant, told the court that David committed the offence on May 12 at his house located at No 30 Oremeji Street, Bariga, Lagos.

According to Donny, the accused called the girl into his room on the pretext that he wanted to sending her on an errand.

“The accused defiled the girl, cleaned her up and told her not to tell anybody,” he said.

“Days after, the girl was feeling uneasy and could not urinate properly, hence she told her mother what happened and the accused was apprehended.”

The accused person, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The presiding magistrate adjourned the case till June 26.