John Julius, a 19-year-old man, on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, was remanded in prison custody for alleged rape of a 35-year-old woman by an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court
The Prosecutor, Insp. Bayo Ajiboye, had told the court that the accused allegedly committed the offence on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at Efon Alaaye-Ekiti.
Ajiboye said that the accused unlawfully raped a 35-year-old woman on her way from the farm and inflicted injuries that led to her being hospitalised.
He said the offence contravened Section 358 of the Criminal Code, Cap C 16, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.
He told the court that he had forwarded a duplicate of the case file to the office of the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), for legal advice.
No plea was taken.
Magistrate Modupe Afeniforo remanded the accused in prison custody, and adjourned the case till Friday, August 19, 2016, for further mention.
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