An Igbosere High Court, Lagos, has ordered that a former staff of a Lagos-based nursery school, Rukayat Amisu, be remanded in prison custody.
She is accused of negligently killing a three-year-old girl.
The police charged Amisu, whose residential address was not given, with manslaughter before Justice Adedayo Akintoye.
Justice Akintoye, gave the order on Monday after which he adjourned the case until March 11, for hearing in the bail application filed by the defendants counsel, Mr A. O. Ladipo.
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Earlier, the Prosecuting Counsel, Mr Babatunde Sunmonu, told the court that the defendant committed the alleged offence on Oct. 21, 2015, at 10 a.m at Olab Private School, at No. 11, Idowu St., Lagos Island.
He said that the defendant negligently allowed the girl to sit on a container containing hot water.
According to him, the offence contravened the provisions of Section 227 of the Criminal Law Lagos State, 2011.
Amisu pleaded not guilty to the charge.