27-year-old Man Remanded For Allegedly R#ping 70-year-old Woman

A 27-year-old man, Oladotun Wahab has been remanded in a custodial centre by an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court I in Ibadan for allegedly r#ping and robbing a 70-year-old woman.

The police have charged Oladotun with r#pe and robbery.

Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Idowu who did not take the plea of Wahab for want in jurisdiction ordered his remand in Abolongo Correctional facility in Oyo Town.

Mr Idowu gave the order pending the outcome of the case file at the  Oyo State Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP).

He adjourned the matter until December 15 for mention.

Earlier, the prosecution counsel Insp  Femi Oluwadare told the court that  Oladotun on October 6,  at about 2:25 pm allegedly r#ped the 70-year-old woman.

Oluwadare said the suspect raped her in an uncompleted building.

He said that Wahab robbed the victim of N21,500 and her Itel cell phone worth N6,000.

The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of 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.