Caregiver remanded for allegedly defiling, taping teenager

Adebisi OnanugaAn Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences court Tuesday remanded a caregiver working with persons with Down syndrome, Kabiru Wasiu, in the custody of Nigeria Correctional Services(NCS) facility.Kabiru, 30, of no fixed address was remanded by the court for allegedly defiling a teenager (names withheld) with Down Syndrome.He was also alleged to have raped a woman also with Down Syndrome.The defendant is facing a three-count charge of sexual assault by penetration, defilement of a child and rape before Justice Sybil Nwaka.State prosecutor, Ms Inumidun Solarin, said the defendant committed the offences sometime in 2018 at the Down Syndrome Foundation Nigerias hotel, located at No. 43, Adegoke Street, Masha, Surulere, Lagos.She told the court that Kabiru is the caregiver and a teacher to persons with Down Syndrome at the facility.READ ALSO:Daycare worker in court for allegedly defiling 21-month-old toddlerShe alleged that the defendant had unlawful sexual intercourse with a 17-year-old resident who has Down Syndrome.He also sexually assaulted her by inserting his penis into her anus, she said.The prosecutor also said Kabiru had on different occasions, had unlawful sexual intercourse with the 31-year-old woman with Down syndrome without her consent.The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges.In view of his not guilty plea, Justice Nwaka ordered that the defendant be remanded at the Correctional Centre.She adjourned the case till May 14 for trial.
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