A 75-year-old man, identified as, Joseph Oduma, who hails
from Amaechi Ezzamgbo in Ohaukwu area of Ebonyi State, has appeared before an
Abakaliki Magistrate’s Court for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl.
It was gathered that the accused took advantage of the
victim in their village in the Ohaukwu area of the state.
The Magistrate, Olughu Nnachi, declined to grant the accused
bail, ordering that he be remanded in the Abakaliki Federal Prisons, pending
legal advice.
According to the charge, the offence is punishable under
Section 358 of the Criminal Code Cap 33 Vol. 1 Law of Ebonyi State of Nigeria,
2009.
He ordered that the case file be transferred to the
Directorate of Public Prosecutions.
The Investigating Police Officer said aside from the fact
that the defendant admitted to being guilty in his confessional statement, the
police had enough evidence to prosecute them.
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Mark of the end time.
ReplyDeletePeople can be very wicked.
ReplyDeleteHe should be rounding off his life in jail.
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