Man, 55, Docked For Raping 17-Year-Old Daughter
A 55-year-old man, Bashiru Adeyanju, has been arraigned before an Ado Ekiti Magistrate Court for raping his 17-year-old daughter (names withheld) for money ritual.
Adeyanju, who confessed to the crime, was arrested on 11th September and ordered by the court to be remanded in prison custody .
He told the court that he raped the girl nine times for the purpose of ritual.
While claiming that he committed the crime alongside two others alleged to be native doctors, Adeyanju wondered why his accomplices were not arraigned in court by the police.
At the hearing of the case on Tuesday, he confessed that he wiped the private part of his daughter with a white handkerchief for him to become wealthy based on the instruction of the witch doctors.
Adeyanju, according to the Police prosecutor, Sgt. Monica Ikebuilo, violated Section 31(2) of the Ekiti State Child Rights Law as the offence was committed within the Ado-Ekiti Magisterial District.
Ikebuilo applied for an adjournment for issuance of legal advice from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).
The plea of the accused was not taken as the counsel to the accused person, Mr. Simon Ojo, also pleaded for a date of adjournment from the court pending the issuance of legal advice.
Adeyanju told the magistrate: “We are three involved in this case, but I am surprised that I am the only one police is charging to court.”
But the magistrate replied: “Don’t worry; others will soon be brought to court.”
The presiding Magistrate, Mrs. Dolapo Akosile, remanded Adeyanju in prison custody pending the issuance of legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecution and adjourned the case to 12th October for mention.
