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Lagos State government on Tuesday said it is planning to charge popular Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, with five-count charge before the law court over his alleged defilement of a 14-year-old girl.
In fact, two of the charges the state said it is planning to charge him for carry a life imprisonment punishment.
In a statement by the state Ministry of Justice on Tuesday, the government said a prima facie case has been established against the actor and the ministry recommended that he be charged under the provisions of Criminal law of Lagos State 2015.
The five-count charge the state government planned to file against the actor are indecent treatment of a child, which is against Section 135 and punishable by seven years imprisonment; defilement of a child which is against Section 137 and punishable by life imprisonment; Sexual assault by penetration which is against Section 261 and punishable by life imprisonment.