By Oduwaiye Fela
A 50-year-old man, Tajudeen Omole, has been arraigned before an Osogbo chief magistrate’s court for allegedly having carnal knowledge of a 12-year-old girl. The accused person was said to have committed the offence on November 27, 2013 at 1, Ikolaba, Osogbo, the capital of Osun State.
It was reliably gathered that the accused went to the house of the victim to ask after her sister who he claimed was his friend. The sister was not in the house and the accused cunningly lured the girl into her room where he allegedly defiled her. It was further gathered that although the girl attempted to scream for help, she was over powered. She, thereafter, reported the case to those she found around the house.
The suspect was later arrested by the residents who handed him over to the police. The Police prosecutor, Inspector Solomon Oladele, told the court that the offense committed was punishable under section 218 of the criminal code cap 34 Vol II laws of Osun StateNigeria, 2003.
When asked why he performed such act, the accused said, 'though I was under the influence of alcohol and the victim looked more like a 22 year old woman to me'. Counsel to the accused, Mr. Okobe Nagite, applied for the bail. Presiding magistrate, Mr. Olusola Aluko, in his ruling ordered that the accused be remanded in Ilesha prison while counsel to the accused is to file a formal application for his bail.
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