Onajobi is standing trial before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, on a two-count charge of unlawfully having carnal knowledge of his teenage daughter.
The accused, who is being prosecuted by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Person (NAPTIP), is a farmer by occupation and resides at Bogije Street, Ibeju in Lekki area of the metropolis.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges while taking his plea, and the trial judge ordered that he should be remanded at the Ikoyi prisons.
Aneke adjourned the case to October 21, for hearing on the bail application and a motion challenging the court’s jurisdiction to hear the suit as filed by the accused.
The accused was first arraigned in September 2012 before Justice Benedicta Molokwu of the Federal High Court. Following her retirement, the case was re-assigned to Justice Aneke.
The prosecutor told the court that the accused was arrested on January 20, 2010.
He said Onajobi engaged in the habit of sexually harassing his only daughter, who was kept in his custody after the death of his wife.
The prosecutor alleged that the accused intimidated and forcefully had carnal knowledge of the teenager several times before she became pregnant, an offence he pointed out was contrary to sections 13 (1) and 18 (a) of the Trafficking in Person (Prohibition) Law Enforcement Act 2003.
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