A 29-year-old man, Ayokunle Henry, has been
remanded in prison by an Ado Ekiti Chief Magistrate Court for alleged rape.
The offence contravened section 2(2) of Ekiti State
Gender-Based Violence (Prohibition) Amended Law, 2019.
The police prosecutor, Inspector Caleb Leranmo,
told the court that the accused committed the offence on December 28, 2019, in
Ilawe-Ekiti in Ekiti Southwest Local Government Area.
He alleged that the accused hanged out with the victim,
a 17-year-old girl, but while coming back, he took her to the bush and raped
her.
The prosecutor urged the court to remand the
defendant in prison pending legal advice from office of Director of Public
Prosecution (DPP).
However, the plea of the accused was not taken.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr. Abdulhamid Lawal, ordered
the remand of the accused in prison pending the issuance of legal advice.
He adjourned the case until February 3 for mention.
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