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Court remands father for allegedly rping his daughter in Ekiti

An Ekiti State Magistrate Court, Ado Ekiti District has ordered the remand of a 42-year-old man, Christopher Israel, in the correctional centre in the state capital for allegedly raping his daughter.

 

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The defendant was charged to court by the state police command on a two-count charge of rape and assault.

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The police prosecutor, Inspector Olubu Apata, told the court on Wednesday that “the defendant committed the offence in Ado Ekiti on September 21”.

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The prosecutor alleged that “the defendant, raped his 22-year-old daughter, who came to pay him a visit and inflicted injury on her while struggling with him

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“The offence committed contravened Sections 265 and 256 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State 2021.”

 

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The prosecutor urged the court to remand the defendant to a correctional centre, pending legal advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecution.

 

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The court, however, did not take the plea of the defendant.

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The Magistrate, Mrs. Olubunmi Bamidele, ordered the remand of the defendant in the correctional centre, pending issuance of legal advice.

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She adjourned the case till November 6 for mention.

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