An
Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded three accused persons- Biola
Akinwande, 18, Ayoola Awodile, 25, and Sodiq Oyedele, 19, docked for allegedly
raping a-17-year-old girl. The prosecutor, Cpl. Ronke Badmus, told the court
that the accused persons committed the offence on Nov. 22 around 2:00 p.m. at
No. 29, Oke-Atan st. Ile-Ife.
Badmus stated that
the accused persons conspired to commit the offence. The prosecutor added that
they unlawfully had canal knowledge of the girl by using toy gun and cutlasses
to threaten her. According to Badmus, the offence was contrary to Section 357
and punishable under Sections 86 and 516 (1), (2) of the Criminal Code Cap 34,
Vol. 11 Laws of Osun, 2003.
The
accused persons denied committing the offence. Their counsel, Mr Alaba
Awoseemo, pleaded for their bail in most liberal terms. Awoseemo added that the
mother of the complainant was not interested in prosecuting the case.
The
prosecutor, however, objected to the bail application of the accused persons.
Magistrate
Risikat Olayemi, ordered the defence counsel to file the written application
for the bail of the accused persons. The magistrate ordered the remanded of the
accused persons in prison custody, and adjourned the case till Dec. 28 for
hearing.
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