Akure – A 60-year-old man, Samuel Gbadamosi has been ordered to be remanded in prison custody for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl.
The order was issued by the magistrate court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
The 60-year-old man was alleged to have committed the offence at Obasekola Street, Owo, the headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of the state, Punch reported.
The defendant allegedly forced the victim to have sexual intercourse with her when she came to collect a textbook from his daughter.
The police prosecutor, Augustine Omhenemhen, told the court that the defendant unlawfully had carnal knowledge of one Miss Jimisola Adenegan, aged 16.
Laws of Ondo State
The prosecutor said the offence was contrary to and punishable under Section 357 of the Criminal Code, Cap 37, Volume 1, Laws of Ondo State Nigeria, 2006.
However, the defendant pleaded non-guilty, claiming he did not force himself on the victim.
He narrated that the victim agreed to have intercourse with him of her own volition.
“I did not force the girl, both of us agreed to have sex,” he said.
The prosecutor urged the court to remand the defendant at the correctional centre pending the issuance of advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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The counsel to the defendant, P.A Amuluru, prayed the court to temper justice with mercy, promising to provide concrete evidence.
In her ruling, Magistrate O.R Yakubu ordered the remand of the defendant at Olokuta correctional centre, and She adjourned the case till April 27, 2023.