Trial Chief Magistrate, Mr. A.O Issac, who gave the verdict, declared that the convict was guilty of sexual assault preferred against him by the police.
Prosecuting police officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Berth Nwaokoye, had arraigned Bakare on charges of having carnal knowledge of a five year-old girl, Alimotu Kazeem.
He alleged that Bakare believed to have two wives, had also defiled two other girls whose names were given as Jumoke, 4 and Azeezat, 3 respectively.
Bakare had been arraigned on a one count charge of having an unlawful sexual intercourse with five -year old Alimotu,even as he pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecutor said the convict who lives in Mowe, Ogun State committed the offence on August 3, 2012 at 7 pm at no. 19, Oluwakemi Street, Alapere, Ketu.
According to the prosecutor, the offence is punishable under Section 137 of the Lagos State Criminal Laws Vol. 44 No. 11 of 2011.
Nwaokoye, told the court that police investigation showed that Bakare had been habitually and sexually assaulting female minors over a long period until he was apprehended by law enforcement agents.
The prosecutor said his nefarious act was revealed when one Mr. Kehinde Ogundare of the same address, caught him having sexual intercourse with Alimotu,as he promptly reported the case to police leading to the convict’s arrest.
He said Bakare being a commercial motorcyclist who normally takes children to school every day had access to the female minors.
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