NAN
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday ordered the remand of a 26-year-old man, Dada Oluwaseun, in prison over alleged rape.
The accused of no fixed address is standing trial on a count charge of rape.
The plea of the accused was not taken.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Adesoji Adegboye, ordered the remand of the accused and adjourned the case until June 18 for mention.
The prosecutor, Insp. Johnson Okunade, told the court that the accused committed the offence on April 17 in Ire-Ekiti.
He alleged that the accused raped a 14-year-old girl, who was sent on an errand by her parents.
He said the offence contravened Section 31 of Child’s Rights Law of Ekiti State 2012.
The prosecutor urged the court to remand the accused in prison pending legal advice from office of Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).