Ado-Ekiti
— An Ado-Ekiti Magistrate Court in Ekiti State, yesterday, remanded one
Akintunde Omotehinde, 27, in prison custody for allegedly rǡping his 60-year-old mother.
Prosecutor Ebenezer Ewuola told the court that the accused committed
the offence on August 23, in Ajebamidele Area of Ado-Ekiti. He claimed
that the accused ‘forcefully and unlawfully’ had carnal knowledge of his
mother, which led to her being hospitalised.
He added that on the same date, the accused assaulted and inflicted
injuries on one, Isiaka Ojo, who attempted to separate him from his
mother during the act. *Court *Court He said the offence contravened
Section 358 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.
The prosecutor said he had sent his case file to the Office of the
Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, for legal advice. The accused plea
was not taken.
The magistrate, Mrs Patricia Ajibade, ordered that the accused be
remanded in prison custody, pending the DPP’s legal advice and adjourned
the case till October 16. -
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