An Akure Chief Magistrates Court on Wednesday remanded an ex-soldier, Sunday Awolola, for allegedly raping a student (name withheld) of Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA), Akungba Akoko.
Awolola, a dismissed soldier attached to the 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigeria Army, Akure, allegedly raped the student at a military checkpoint along Ikare Akoko-Akungba Akoko road on July 31, 2019.
Inspector Adeoye Adesegun, the prosecutor, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on July 31st at about 6.30p.m.
He said the offence contravened the provision of Section 357 and is punishable under Section 358 of the Criminal Code Cape 37, Vol. 1 Laws of the Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.
However, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge of rape
Magistrate Mayowa Olanipekun there remanded him following a prayer by the defence counsel, Mr Kayode Idowu, seeking an adjournment to enable him study the applications brought to court by the prosecutor, which the Magistrate obliged.
Olamipekun held that the application brought before the court by the police to remand Awolola has not been served on the counsel to the defendant.
He advised that the defendant must contact his lawyer in order to file a response to the application seeking his remand in prison custody before the case would commence.
Olanipekun, therefore adjourned the case till Friday, this week.