A 50-year-old man identified as Amuda Yusuf has been remanded in a correctional facility by a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan for allegedly defiling his eight-year-old daughter in Oyo State.
The 50-year-old suspect was charged by the police with defilement.
According to NAN report, Chief Magistrate Patricia Adetuyibi turned down the plea of the defendant and remanded Yussuf in Agodi Correctional Centre, Ibadan, pending the legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.
She adjourned the matter until April 29, for mention.
The prosecution counsel, ASP Samad Aliu had earlier informed the court that Yusuf committed the crime between September 2019 and February in Olohunkemi Zone 7, Muslim area, Ibadan.
The offence, he said contravened the provisions of Section 218 of the Criminal Code, Cap 38, Vol. II, Laws of Oyo State, 2000.