Friday, May 16, 2025 - A High Court sitting in Benin, on Thursday remanded a 56-year-old man, Festus Ugo, in a correctional centre over alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl.
Ugo, whose address was not given, is charged with rape.
The Prosecutor, I.E Ekibade, told the court that the
defendant committed the offence on May 8, at Upper Mission Road, New Benin, in
the Benin Judicial Division.
Ekibade said that the offence contravened Sections 4(1) and
Section 5(1) of the Edo State Violence Against Persons (Prohibited) Law, 2021.
The prosecutor urged the court to remand the defendant in a
correctional centre for an initial period of 14 days pending a legal advice
from the Director of Public Prosecution.
The judge, Justice Williams Azeigbemhin, ordered the
defendant to be remanded at the Benin Correctional Centre, and adjourned the
case until May 29.
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