An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate court has ordered the remand of one Salawu Adams and Odeleye Tobi in the correctional centre in Ado-Ekiti for allegedly defiling a minor.
Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Sodiq Adeniyi told the court that the defendants committed the offence on February 28, at Awo-Ekiti, saying the defendants defiled a 14-year-old girl.
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Sgt. Adeniyi said the victim was hawking fried meat and the defendants called her that she should sell meat for them, while they took a piece of meat each without paying.
She said one of them later removed a cloth from his pocket and covered her mouth, while the second carried her to the bush in their backyard and they both had sexual intercourse with her one after the other.
She added that she was left in the bush and she went home to report to her mother, who reported them to the police.
Sgt Adeniyi said the offence contravened Section 31 of Child Right Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.
The prosecutor urged the court to remand the defendants in the correctional centre pending legal advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Franca Olaiya, ordered the remand of the defendants at the correctional centre, pending issuance of legal advice from the DPP and adjourned the case till April 14, for mention.
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