Court remands man for allegedly sexually assaulting his daughter

A Chief Magistrates' Court in Iyaganku on Friday ordered that a man, Opeyemi Ajala, be remanded for allegedly raping his 21-year-old daughter.

Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Idowu did not take the plea of Ajala, 40, for lack of jurisdiction.

Idowu ordered that Ajala be remanded at the Abolongo Correctional Center, Oyo Town.

He said the remand is pending legal advice from the Oyo State Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Idowu adjourned the matter until Feb. 1 for mention.

The police charged Ajala of the Maya compound, Ogbomoso, with one count of rape.

According to the Prosecution Counsel, ASP Amos Adewale, Ajala in August, at Maya Compound , Gaa Legbedu area, Ogbomoso raped his daughter.

Adewale said the offense is contrary to the provisions of Section 357 and punishable under Section 358 of the Criminal Code Laws of Oyo State 2000.

The Supreme reports that if found guilty of rape, he is liable to the maximum of life imprisonment, with or without caning.