A 26-year-old man has been remanded by an Osun State Magistrates’ Court in Ile-Ife for allegedly killing a 12-year-old girl.

The man identified as David Igue has been remanded in a correctional centre after he was charged with manslaughter.

Police prosecutor, Sergeant Elijah Adesina, told the court that Igue was a motorcyclist when he committed the offence on June 2, 2020, at Oke-Atan Area, Ile-Ife.

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Adesina added that Igue was riding a TVS motorcycle recklessly on a highway, causing the death of a 12-year-old girl, Olagunju Adura.