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.

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.

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