The police in Ado-Ekiti on
Tuesday arraigned four men-Ogundola Dayo 24; Akomolafe Gbenga, 27; Ayeni
Oluwaseun, 29; and Seye Banjo, 24-before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for
alleged rape.
The Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Caleb
Leranmo, told the court that the accused committed the offence on Oct. 13 at
Moshood road, Ikere-Ekiti.
He alleged that the first
accused, Dayo, aided the three accused persons to gang r*pe a girl which led to
her being hospitalised.
The prosecutor said the offence
contravened section 4(d) of the Ekiti State Gender Based Violence (Prohibition)
Laws of 2011.
The accused, however, pleaded not
guilty while their counsel, Mr Chris Omokhafe, prayed the court to grant bail
to them.
Chief Magistrate Adesoji Adegboye
granted bail to each of the accused persons in the sum of N100,000 and one
surety in like sum who must be a civil servant.
He adjourned the case to Nov. 15
for further hearing.[NAN]
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