By Akeem Oduyoye
A 27-Year-old man named Tolu Lawal, has been ordered to be remanded in a correctional centre over alleged attempted kidnapping and rape by a Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti, presided over by Bankole Oluwasanmi.
The prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the offences are punishable under sections 280 and 268 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.
The prosecutor further pointed out that a remand request was supported with a six-paragraph affidavit and the statements of the victim and defendant.
He added that a duplicate case file had been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice. Magistrate Oluwasanmi ordered the remand of the defendant for one month and adjourned the case to December 24, 2023