65-Year-Old Man Remanded For Defiling 11-Year-Old Girl

A 65-year-old man, Ezekiel Adewale, was on Wednesday, remanded in correctional custody for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl.

The Chief Magistrate, Mr Abdulhamid Lawal, of Ado-Ekiti Magistrates Court ordered that the case file be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice after he failed to take the plea of the defendant.

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According to the prosecutor, Inspector Caleb Leranmo, the defendant committed the offence at Efon-Alaye Ekiti, had defiled the girl on three occasions, a crime that contravenes Section 31(2) of the Child Right Law of Ekiti, 2012.

The Chief Magistrate adjourned the case till December 18 for mention.

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