Cobbler arraigned for fondling 6-yr-old twins

Lagos — One Yusuf Ojuolape, a cobbler, was
arraigned at an Ebute Metta Magistrate’s court
for allegedly fondling  six-yr-old twins (names
withheld) severally, thereby causing them
injuries.
Yusuf, alongside his friend, Akibu, a bouncer
who happened to be neighbours with the girls’
parent at 23, Okearin Street, Lagos Island, were
in the habit of calling the twins to their room to
assault them by inserting their fingers in their
private parts, according to reports.
In addition, it was learnt that their mother
simply called Mrs Akeem said she came to know
about the assault when she discovered swelling
around her daughters private parts, while she
was bathing them. After which she asked them
what happened and they told her it was Bro
Yusuf that has been assaulting them.
On hearing her daughters’ report, she left for
Yusuf’s room to confront them but the man was
not in the house.
On another occassion when she sent the kids on
an errand, they were stopped by Yusuf and his
friend who succeded in taking one of them in
while the other ran off to alert her mother.
Akibu took to his heels when the police arrived
the scene while the police succeded in arresting
Yusuf.
The prosecutor, Inspector R. Odigie, who said
he could not see clearly or understand the
medical test report, when the magistrate asked
for it, noted that Yusuf committed an offence
punishable under section 135 of the criminal law
of Lagos state of Nigeria 2003 and demanded
that he be remanded in police custody.
The charge sheet reads thus: “That you Yusuf
Ojuolape ‘m’ between  June 18 and 22, 2013 at
23, Okearin Street, Lagos Island, Lagos in the
Magisterial District, did indecently assaulted 6-
year-old twins, (names withheld), by inserting
your finger into their vargina and causing them
injuries and thereby committed an offence
punishable under section 135 of the criminal law
of Lagos State of Nigeria 2003.”