Man Strangles 16-Year-Old Girl To Death During Rape In Ondo

 

A 26-year old man draws closer to a jail term if found guilty as he has been charged to court  for a heavy two count charge of rape and murder.

 

The accused, Toba Afolasade was remanded in the prison by an Akure Chief Magistrate Court sitting at Oke-Eda, the Ondo State capital after being accused of strangling one 16-year old, Adejoke Olalekan to death in the course of raping the victim.

  

According to the police prosecutor, Supol Isah Atanegbe, the accused committed the offence at about 3:30pm at Idi-Araba camp road, Ijegun via Ile-oluji, Ondo State on June 26,2015.

The prosecutor prayed the court for adjournment of the case to enable him send the duplicated case file to the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice.

He also urged the court to remand the accused person in Olokuta Prison pending the outcome of the advice from DPP.

The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Bob-Manuel ordered the remand of the accused person in prison and adjourned the case till August 19,2015.