The Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has dropped a charge of defilement filed against Kingsley Okwumbu, a former driver of Beehive Nursery and Primary School, Agidingbi in Ikeja, Lagos.

He was accused defiling a three-year-old pupil of the school.In a legal advice with reference number LIP/MISC/2022/76/12, dated June 7 ,made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, the charge against the 37-year-old school driver was dropped due to insufficient evidence.The legal advice signed by the Director of the DPP, Dr Babajide Martins, was in response to a letter from the Divisional Police Headquarters, Isokoko Division, Agege, Lagos with reference number CR:3100/LS/ISK/VOL.TI/22, dated June 4 .

The DPP, in its legal advice to the police, stated that there were insufficient facts to establish a prima facie case against Okwumbu.“This office is of the view that there are insufficient facts to establish a prima facie offence of defilement of a child contrary to Section 37 of the Criminal Laws State, 2015 against Kingsley Okwumbu.” the legal advice stated.The legal advice stated that the timelines of the alleged crime provided by the complainant did not match with available documented facts.


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