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Man in Ekiti Held for Allegedly Defiling Minor
A 45-year-old man, Mike Okoro, has been remanded in custody at the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre, Ekiti State, for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl.
Okoro, whose address was not disclosed, was arraigned on Thursday before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on a charge of rape.
According to the police prosecutor, Inspector Abiodun Bamidele, the incident occurred on September 3 in Ijesha Isu-Ekiti. He alleged that the defendant lured the child, who had been sent on an errand by her mother, and sexually assaulted her.
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Bamidele added that the girl later confided in her mother, prompting the suspect’s arrest. The prosecutor requested that Okoro be remanded pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), noting that the act violates Section 31 of the Ekiti State Child Rights Law, 2021.
Chief Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun, who declined to take Okoro’s plea, directed that the case file be forwarded to the DPP for review. The matter was adjourned to October 10 for mention.
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