An Ado Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a 52-year-old university worker, Davies Noel, for allegedly defiling his 12-year-old daughter.
Noel, a resident of Peace Avenue in Ado Ekiti, was arraigned by the police on two counts of incest and rape which contravened Sections 214 of the Criminal Code Law of Ekiti State 2012.
The prosecutor, Insp. Leramo Caleb told the court that the accused committed the offences between the year 2018 and Oct. 2019 at the above address.
Caleb said the 12-year-old victim confided in an outsider at school who subsequently reported to the police.
He noted that the accused confessed to the crime and the medical report conducted on the victim showed that her hymen had been broken.
However, the accused pleaded not guilty to the charges of rape and incest.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Abdullamid Lawal, ordered the remand of the accused.
The case was adjourned until Nov. 11, for mention.