The Aketewi of Iketewi in Osun state, David Ogungbemi alongside his son, Idowu and one Sarafa Olayiwola have been remanded by an Osun State Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl.
WITHIN NIGERIA gathered that the suspects were arraigned before Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara on three counts of conspiracy, rape and sexual exploitation.
The suspects were alleged to have conspired among themselves and sexually exploited the victim.
The defendants were also alleged to have had sexual intercourse with the victim, who got pregnant in the process.
The police prosecutor, John Idoko, told the court that the defendants committed the offences on May 5, 2020, in Ilare-Ijesa.
He said that the defendants were living in the same house with the victim when they committed the act.
He expressed further that the actions of the defendants were contrary to and punishable under Section 516 of the Criminal Code, Cap 34, Vol. II, Laws of Osun State of Nigeria, 2002, as well as sections 31 and 32 of the Child’s Right Act, Cap 050, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
The defendants pleaded not guilty after the count charges were read to them.
Yinka Popoola and Tunbosun Oladipupo announced appearances for the defendants.
The legal practitioners applied for bail on behalf of their clients and promised that they would provide reliable sureties.
While delivering his sentence, Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara ordered that the defendants to be remanded in police custody.
He however adjourned the matter till Monday, May 18, 2020, for a ruling on the bail application