Father, Stepfather Who Raped 10-Year-Old Girl In Ondo Remanded In Custody

Magistrate Grace Alphonso of the Magistrates’ Court, Akure, Ondo State has ordered that two residents of the state capital; Adebowale Adegboye, and Idowu Akinseye should be remanded in a correctional centre.

 Team@orientactualmags.com learned that the two men were arrested by the police for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl (name withheld).

Interestingly, while Adegboye is the biological father of the victim, Akinseye is her stepfather.

Adegboye and Akinseye at different times and at different locations had sex with the girl in Akure and this had resulted in pregnancy.

Dr Israel Ojo, who allegedly helped to abort pregnancy for the victim, is also facing charges.

‘That you, Adebowale Adegboye and Israel Oluwafemi Ojo, on the same date, time and place at the aforementioned Magisterial district, did unlawfully procure abortion for the victim and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 230 of the Criminal Code Cap 37 Vol.1 Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria’ police submitted in the charging document.

 Adegboye and Akinseye  are facing charges bordering on incest, abortion and indecent assault..

 ‘That you, Adebowale Adegboye ‘m’, on December 15, 2024, at about noon in Akure, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did commit incest by unlawfully having carnal knowledge of your biological daughter (name withheld), and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 25 (a) of the Ondo State Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law 2021.

That you, Adebowale Adegboye ‘m’ on December 15, 2024, on the same day, time and place in Akure, within the jurisdiction of the honourable court did have unlawful carnal knowledge of your daughter and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 221 of the Criminal Code Cap 37 Vol.1 Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria 2006.

That you Adegboye Adebowale, Ayoola Ogunkolade and Israel Oluwafemi Ojo, on January 20, 2025, at about noon in Akure within the jurisdiction of this honourable Court did conspire to commit felony to wit: procurement of abortion and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 516 of the Criminal Code Cap 37 Vol.1 Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria 2006.

That you, Idowu Akinseye ‘m’, sometime in the year 2019 at several times at Alade Idanre Magisterial District did unlawfully and indecently deal with your stepdaughter, aged 10 years, as at the time the offence was committed by caressing her body and inserting your left finger in her vagina without her consent, after which you unlawfully had carnal knowledge of her and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 222 of the Criminal Code Cap 37 Vol. 1 Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006’ the police added in the charging document.

 Magistrate Grace Alphonso, who presided over the court session, ordered that the defendants should be remanded in a correctional centre pending legal advice from the state Director of Public Prosecution while adjourning the case until May 22, 2025, for hearing-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you