Oyo man sent to prison for causing death of his child

• The defendant was arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on assault and causing death of an unborn child.

In Oyo State, one Taiwo Olaniyan has been sent to prison for allegedly causing the death of his unborn child.

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan ordered the remand of the 52-year-old man in correctional facility on Thursday.

The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Olabisi Ogunkanmi, who rejected the defendant’s plea for lack of jurisdiction, ordered his remand in Agodi correctional facility, Ibadan.

Ogunkanmi state that the defendant would remain in custody pending receipt of advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP).

She, thereafter, adjourned the matter till December 12 for mention.

Earlier, the Prosecutor, Cpl. Akeem Akinloye, had arraigned the defendant, who resides at Apata area of Ibadan, on a three-count charge bordering on assault and causing death of an unborn child.

Akinloye informed the court that the defendant had, in May 2018, assaulted his wife, Rukayat Babajide, by inflicting injury on her.

According to him, the defendant caused the death of the fetus due to his assault on his wife during pregnancy, adding that the couple had been married for 14 years, with two children.

According to him, the offences contravene Section 316 and punishable under Sections 319, 328 and 355 of the Criminal Code Laws of Oyo State, 2000.

If found guilty of the charges, the defendant may be sentenced to three years imprisonment under section 355, while section 328 stipulates life imprisonment and section 319 death sentence for any convicted offender