A Chief Magistrate Court, Sitting in Oke-eda, in Akure, the Ondo State capital has ordered the remand of a 35-year-old man, James Emmanuel for allegedly raping a 55-year-old house wife, Mrs Deborah Abiodun to death.
The accused, Emmanuel was arraigned before Magistrate F.A. Aduroja, on two counts bordering on murder and raperape, and was remanded into prison custody in Ondo town.
Police Prosecutor, Inspector Anwana Josephine told the court that the suspect committed the offence on 17th day of January, 2024 at about 11.00pm, an offence, contrary to Section 357 and punishable under Section 358 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 37, Vol. 1 Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.
The charge sheet read: “That you James Emmanuel ‘m’ on the 17th day of January, 2024 at about 11.00pm at Ilere, on Ijare Road, Akure in the Akure Magisterial District, did rape Deborah Abiodun ‘f’ aged 55 years old and thereby committed an offence, contrary to Section 357 and punishable under Section 358 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 37, Vol. 1 Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.
That you James Emmanuel ‘m’ on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterai District did kill one Deborah Abiodun ‘T’ by hitting her with stone on her head and dump her corpse inside a waste pit and thereby committed an offence, contrary to Section 316 and punishable under Section 319 (1) of the Criminal Code, Cap. 37, Vol. 1 Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006″.
He explained that defendant who is a co-worker of the deceased committed the alleged offence at a poultry farm located at Oke-Odu area, off Ilere, on Ijare road, Akure.
He explained that, Emmanuel, after raping the 56 year old woman to death, hit her with stone on the head and dump her corpse inside a waste pit.
Meanwhile, Magistrate F.A. Aduroja in her ruling ordered that the defendant be remanded in the Correctional Centre in Ondo town and adjourned till March 27, 2024.