Man, 55, remanded for defiling own daughter

An Ado-Ekiti magistrate’s court yesterday ordered that a 55-year-old man, Bashiru Adeyanju, be remanded in prison custody for raping his 17-year-old daughter (names withheld).

Adeyanju who was arrested on September 11, 2017, confessed to raping the girl nine times for money ritual.

He claimed that he committed the crime with two others who were native doctors, but wondered why the police failed to arraign his accomplices in court.

The suspect said that it was based on the instructions of the two native doctors that he wiped the private part of her daughter with a white handkerchief for him to become rich.

Police prosecutor, Sergeant Monica Ikebuilo, told the court that Adeyanju violated Section 31(2) of the Ekiti State Child Rights Law.

Ikebuilo applied for an adjournment for issuance of legal advice from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).

The plea of the accused was not taken as his counsel, Mr. Simon Ojo, also pleaded for a date of adjournment from the court pending the issuance of legal advice.

Before the case was adjourned, Adeyanju told the presiding magistrate, Mrs Dolapo Akosile, “We are three in this case but I am surprised that I am the only one the police is charging to court.”

But Mrs. Akosile replied, “Don’t worry, others will soon be brought to court.”

She remanded Adeyanju in prison custody pending the issuance of legal advice from the DPP and adjourned the case to October 12, 2017 for mention.