Court remands farmer for raping 65-year-old woman in Ekiti
A chief magistrates’ court in Ado-Ekiti on Friday ordered that a 45-year-old farmer, Gbenga Abajigbin, who allegedly raped a 65-year-old woman, be remanded in a correctional centre, pending legal advice.
The police charged Mr Abajigbin with rape.
The chief magistrate, Dolamu Babalogbon, who did not take Mr Abajigbin’s plea, ordered the police to return the case file to the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) in Ekiti for legal advice.
Mr Babalogbon adjourned the case until July 31 for mention.
Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Insp Sodiq Adeniyi, told the court that Mr Abajigbin committed the offence sometime in April 2024 at Ipole Iloro- Ekiti.
Mr Adeniyi alleged that the victim told the suspect to help her fumigate her farm.
”When the suspect got to the farm, he called the victim to bring the chemical to the site. On getting to the farm, he raped her,” the prosecutor said.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened section 265(2) of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.
(NAN)
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