Tuesday, October 13, 2026 - Justice Yinka Aderibigbe of an Osun State High Court, Osogbo, has ordered the remand of two brothers, Abiodun Atoyebi (29) and Sodiq Atoyebi (33), accused of defiling a minor.
The two brothers were alleged to have had sexu@l intercourse
with an eight-year-old girl, and thereby committed offences contrary to the
law.
The defendants were arraigned on an eight-count charge
bordering on rape and unlawful sexual intercourse, allegedly committed between
2022 and 2024 at Zone 10 near the Capital Hotel area in Osogbo.
State counsel, Labo Popoola, told the court that the
defendants forcefully removed the victim’s underwear before ass@ulting her.
Part of the charge reads
“That you, Abiodun Atoyebi, sometimes in 2022 at Temidire
Estate, Osogbo, forcefully took the pants of the victim and thereby committed
an offence, and you, Sodiq Atoyebi, around June 16 to 18, 2024, did have carnal
knowledge of the victim by taking her pants forcefully.”
The prosecution stated that the accused individuals
deflowered the minor, violating multiple statutes.
The prosecutors told the court that the alleged offences
contravened the provisions of Sections 32(1) and (2) of the Child Rights Law of
Osun State, 2007; Sections 360 and 218 of the Criminal Code; and Section 2(2)
of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law of Osun State.
When the charges were read, both defendants pleaded not
guilty to the allegations against them.
Justice Aderibigbe thereby ordered that the brothers be
remanded in a correctional centre and adjourned the case to December 1 for the
commencement of the hearing.
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