Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Idowu has ordered that a 27-year-old Oladotun Wahab, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly raping a 70-year-old neighbour.
Oladotun was brought before the Chief Magistrate Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, and charged with rape and robbery.
The Chief Magistrate refused to accept Wahab’s plea for want in jurisdiction and ordered his remand in Abolongo Correctional facility in Oyo.
Idowu gave the order pending the outcome of the case file at the Oyo State Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP).
He adjourned the matter to December 15, for mention.
The Prosecutor, Insp Femi Oluwadare said Oladotun on October 6, at about 2:25 pm allegedly raped a 70-year-old woman in an uncompleted building.
He said Wahab robbed his victim of N21,500 and her Itel cell phone worth N6,000.
The offence, he said, contravened Section 357 and punishable under Section 358 of the Criminal Code Laws of Oyo State 2000.
He said it also contravened section 1(2) (a) (b) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap RII, Vol.14, Laws of Federation of Nigeria 2004. (NAN)
