Rb seller manded over with 8-yeardaughter
au Taiwo, a herb seller, wise known as “concoction” ure, the Ondo State capital, en dragged before a Family trates’ Court for allegedly ing in an unlawful sexual nship with his eight-yearological daughter. y & Crime reports that Mr (35) was arraigned on a charge of rape, which the said contradicted section of the Ondo State Violence st Persons (Prohibition) Law 1. e prosecutor, Supol Martins feso, informed the court that fendant was apprehended on 18, 2024 following a report e anti-kidnapping unit of lice at Alagbaka, about the opriate relationship between nd his daughter. defendant was subsequently ed for further investigation. copy of the charge sheet “That you, Mufutau Taiwo, ale, on June 5, 2024, about at number 40 Egbe-Road, n Quarters, Akure, did carnal knowledge of your ter (name withheld), aged 8 and thereby committed an e contrary to and punishable section 25(a) of the Ondo Violence Against Persons bition) Law 2021.” ccording to Mr Olowofeso, and his wife ran away from house after the crime and to Osun State to obtain a octor’s report, claiming that g happened to the girl. e further told the court that olice investigating officer conducted another test in , which revealed that there enetration and the girl had leeding for three days. cording to Olowofeso, the dant confessed to the alleged during questioning by the gating officer. e plea of the defendant was ken due to the nature of the e. ough an application, feso urged the court to d the defendant at the ta Correctional Centre ng the issuance of advice the Department of Public utions (DPP). unsel to the defendant, G.O. du, informed the court that ent had just been served and uld need time to respond on of law. e urged the court to adjourn se to enable him to reply to mand application.
Magistrate B.A. Alipohul d that the defendant be ded in police custody and ned the case till July 4, 2024 ther mention.