Sunday, April 27, 2025 - A 10-year-old girl in
Ondo State has allegedly been defiled by her father, Adebowale Adegboye, and
stepfather, Idowu Akinseye.
Both men were said to have had carnal knowledge of the
victim at different times.
The 38-year-old father was further said to have procured
ab@rtion for her when she got pregnant. The suspects were arrested alongside a
medical doctor, Israel Oluwafemi Ojo, who allegedly ab@rted the pregnancy, and
arraigned before an Akure Magistrate Court.
A-five count charge of incest, abortion and indecent assault
on the victim were preferred against them. The charge sheet read:
“That you,
Adebowale Adegboye ‘m’, on December 15, 2024, at about 12:00 noon in Akure,
within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did commit incest by
unlawfully having carnal knowledge of your biological daughter (name withheld),
and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 25
(a) of the Ondo State Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law 2021.
That you,
Adebowale Adegboye ‘m’ on December 15, 2024, on same day, time and place in
Akure, within the jurisdiction of the honourable court did have unlawful carnal
knowledge of your daughter and thereby committed an offence contrary to and
punishable under Section 221 of the Criminal Code Cap 37 Vol.1 Laws of Ondo
State of Nigeria 2006.
That you
Adegboye Adebowale, Ayoola Ogunkolade and Israel Oluwafemi Ojo, on January 20,
2025 at about noon in Akure within the jurisdiction of this honourable Court
did conspire to commit felony to wit: procurement of abortion and thereby
committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 516 of the
Criminal Code Cap 37 Vol.1 Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria 2006.
That you,
Idowu Akinseye ‘m’, sometimes in the year 2019 at several times at Alade Idanre
Magisterial District did unlawfully and indecently deal with your stepdaughter,
aged 10 years, as at the time the offence was committed by caressing her body
and inserting your left finger in her vagina without her consent, after which
you unlawfully had carnal knowledge of her and thereby committed an offence
contrary to and punishable under Section 222 of the Criminal Code Cap 37 Vol. 1
Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.”
The fifth count against the father and the doctor who procured the
abortion read(
“That you, Adebowale Adegboye and
Israel Oluwafemi Ojo, on same date, time and place at the aforementioned
Magisterial district, did unlawfully procure abortion for the victim and
thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 230 of
the Criminal Code Cap 37 Vol.1 Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria.”
Presiding Magistrate, Grace Alphonso, ordered the defendants remanded to a
Correctional facility pending legal advice from the Director of Public
Prosecution (DPP).
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