70-year-old man remanded for defiling 10-year-old girl in Ekiti
A chief magistrates’ court in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday ordered the remand of a 70-year-old man, Sule Adeola, in a correctional centre for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl.
The defendant, whose address was not provided, is being tried for alleged rape.
The police prosecutor, Insp Olubu Apata, told the court that the defendant committed the offence in Ado-Ekiti between March and June 2023.
He said the victim, whose mother was late, resided with her grandmother in Ado-Ekiti.
Mr Apata said the victim, in a statement to the police, said, ”I know the defendant; he is our neighbour, and anytime my grandmother sent me on an errand, he will call me to his room and remove my pants and insert his penis in my vagina.
“I usually feel pain anytime he is doing it, but he always warned me not to tell anybody because he will beat me, and I will die.”
According to the prosecutor, the offence contravened section 31 (2) of the Child Right Law of Ekiti State.
He urged the court to remand the defendant to a correctional centre, pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) office.
The plea of the defendant was not taken.
The chief magistrate, Kehinde Awosika, ordered the remand of the defendant in the correctional centre, pending the issuance of legal advice.
She adjourned the case till July 10 for mention.
(NAN)
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