OMG! Another rape again

OSOGBO — An Osogbo magistrate’s court has
ordered a 27-year-old man, Akeeb Ibrahim, to be
remanded in Ilesa prison for allegedly raping a
two-year-old girl.
Ibrahim was alleged to have raped the girl (name
withheld) in his room at his house located at
Isale‑Afo area of Ikirun, headquarters of Ifelodun
Local Government Area of Osun state.

According to the charge sheet read in court, the
accused person lured the girl into his room at
about 1.00 p.m. when her parents had left for their
shops.
The Police prosecutor, Abiodun Fagboyinbo, an
inspector, told the court that the accused
unlawfully had carnal knowledge of the girl.
He explained that the accused person had through
his action committed rape, an offence which he
said was contrary to Sections 218 and 222 of the
criminal code, cap 34 vol 11, laws of Osun state,
Nigeria 2003 and 2007 respectively.
The accused person, however, pleaded not guilty to
the two-count charge of rape and assault levelled
against him.
Counsel to the accused person, Mr. Amaechi
Ngwu, prayed the court to grant his client bail in
the most liberal terms, stressing that the accused
person should be presumed innocent until the
contrary is proved.
In his ruling, Magistrate Olusola Aluko turned down
the oral application of the counsel to the accused
person and ordered the accused to be remanded in
Ilesa prison custody pending a formal application
by his counsel.
He adjourned the case till March 3, 2014 for
mention.