An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’
Court on Wednesday remanded in prison custody a 19-year-old man, John Julius,
for alleged rape of a 35-year-old woman.
He said the offence
contravened Section 358 of the Criminal Code, Cap C 16,Laws of Ekiti State,
2012.
He told the court that he
had forwarded a duplicate of the case file to the office of the Directorate of
Public Prosecution (DPP), for legal advice.
No plea was taken.
Vanguard reports that: Magistrate
Modupe Afeniforo remanded the accused in prison custody, and adjourned the case
for further mention.
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