A magistrate’s court at Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State
has ordered seven accused persons arraigned
before it for conspiracy and defilement to be
remanded in Agodi prison custody till January 27.

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The accused’s names were listed as Emmanuel
Abiola (64) a.k.a. Old Soldier, Mohammed Sanni (35),
Kabiru Mohammed (25), Sakiru Sokoto (20), Eze
Ndubuisi (26), Mohammed Sefiu (21) and Mohammed
Bashir (20).

In a suit with number MI/1516C/2013, the accused
persons were said to have “conspired together to
commit felony to wit defilement, contrary to and
punishable under section 516 of the criminal code
cap 38 vol. 2 laws of Oyo State of Nigeria 2000.”

The second count charge read that the accused “did
have unlawful carnal knowledge of one (names
withheld) (13) and thereby committed an offence
contrary to and punishable under section 218 of the
criminal code cap 38 vol. 2 laws of Oyo State of
Nigeria 2000.”

After the charges were read and the accused
confirmed that they understood the charges, the
Magistrate sitting at Court 4, Mrs. Kehinde Durosaro-
Tijani ordered their remand at Agodi prisons and
adjourned the case till January 27.

The victim’s guardian, Madam Sikiratu Akinbode
(60), who resides at Yanbule Basorun, Ashi area, was
said to have reported the case at Ashi police station
and the Divisional Police Officer, Mr Seyi Williams,
reportedly sent a team of detectives to the area and
the seven suspects were picked.

Crime Reports learnt that the victim, a 13-year-old
Primary 3 pupil, was brought to her guardian by her
teacher who noticed her dirty uniform after she
suddenly disappeared from class.
When examined, semen was said to have been found
in the girl’s private part.

When probed, the girl confessed that some men had
been having sex with her. She revealed that five of
them who were Hausa used to give her N20 each.
Same went for Old Soldier and Ndubuisi.

The guardian, who spoke with Crime Reports said
that when she was first informed that her niece had
sex with several men when she was sent to fetch
water, she did not take it serious, until her teacher
brought her home.

One of the suspects, Ndubuisi however denied
involvement, saying that he only heard that Old
Soldier used to made love with the girl, after which
he would give her N20. “I don’t know why my
name was mentioned, though I wrote in my
statement that I had sex with her once ,with the belief that I would be released if I said so,” Ndubuisi
said.

Pa Abiola a.k.a. Old Soldier also denied having sex
with the teenager, saying that she was his
granddaughter’s age. When asked why the girl
pointed at him among all the men in the area, in
addition to what Ndubuisi said transpired some days
before his arrest, the man said he could not understand.

Others also denied the girl’s claim, saying that she
was just mentioning the names of any man she saw
on the day the police came to the area.

Hmmm. Nkan be