By Paul Joseph
An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court has remanded a 36-year-old man, Kayode Adepoju, in a correctional facility over the alleged defilement of a 14-year-old girl.
The presiding Magistrate, Kehinde Awosika, declined to take the defendant’s plea and ordered his remand pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP). The case was adjourned until July 31 for mention.
According to the prosecutor, Inspector Elijah Adejare, the alleged incident occurred on June 21 in Iyin-Ekiti, where the defendant and the complainant’s family were neighbours.
The prosecutor told the court that the girl reported the alleged incident to her mother after it occurred, prompting the matter to be reported to the police.
Adejare said the defendant is facing a charge under Section 31 of the Ekiti State Child Rights Law, 2021, and urged the court to remand him pending the issuance of legal advice by the DPP.
The magistrate granted the application and ordered that the defendant remain in custody until the next hearing.
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