A court sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Monday, remanded 60-year-old Basiru Ajadi at the Abolongo Correctional facility in Oyo town over the reported rape of a 14-year-old girl.
Basiru, a resident of Aba Alade area, Olorunsogo, Ibadan, the News Agency of Nigeria reports, was charged with one count of having unlawful carnal knowledge of a minor.
Mr S.H. Adebisi, Chief Magistrate, did not take the plea of the defendant due to lack of jurisdiction.
He, however, remanded him at the Abolongo Correctional facility, Oyo town, pending the decision of the Oyo State Directorate of Public Prosecution.
According to the Prosecutor, Inspector Gbemisola Adedeji, the minor, on July 28, at about 7pm, allegedly had unlawful sexual intercourse with the 14-year-old girl.
Adedeji said the victim, a neighbour’s child, was lured by Basiru who allegedly raped her contrary to Section 34 of the Oyo State Child Right Law 2006.
Adebisi adjourned the case to August 30, for mention.
