Two teens remanded over gang-rape of 14-yr-old girl

An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court has ordered that two teenagers be remanded in prison over alleged gang rape of a 14-year-old girl. The prosecutor, Insp. Johnson Okuade, told the court that the accused, Olajire Ayomide, 18, and Tope Owoeye, 19, committed the offence on Feb. 8 at Afao Street, Ikere-Ekiti. He said the accused on […]

An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court has ordered that two teenagers be remanded in prison over alleged gang rape of a 14-year-old girl.

The prosecutor, Insp. Johnson Okuade, told the court that the accused, Olajire Ayomide, 18, and Tope Owoeye, 19, committed the offence on Feb. 8 at Afao Street, Ikere-Ekiti.

He said the accused on the said date unlawfully gang raped a 14-year-old girl, leading to her admission in hospital.

The prosecutor said the accused did the act after they had approached the girl and she refused their proposal.

He said they later accosted her at a river side and raped her.

He said the offence contravenes Section 516(31) of the Child Rights Laws of Ekiti State, 2012. He said he had sent copy of the case file to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice.

The plea of the accused was also not taken as their counsel, Mr Emmanuel Sumonu, sought for a short adjournment pending the issuance of legal advice from the DPP. 

The Chief Magistrate, Aderopo Adegboye, ordered that the accused be remanded in prison until the outcome of the DPP’s legal advice.

He adjourned the case till today for further hearing. (NAN)