Court Remands 33-yr-old Man For Rape, Murder Of Woman, 55
For allegedly raping and killing a 55-year-old woman, Mrs Deborah Abiodun, a 35-year-old man, James Emmanuel, has been remanded by a Chief Magistrate Court in Akure, Ondo State.
Our source gathered that the defendant, who is a co-worker of the deceased, allegedly committed the offence at a poultry firm located in the Oke-Odu area, off Ilere, on Ijare Road, Akure.
It was further gathered that James, after raping the woman to death, hit her with a stone on her head and dumped her corpse inside a waste pit.
The suspect was, however, arraigned on two-count charge bordering on murder and rape before Magistrate F.A. Aduroja.
Police Prosecutor, Inspector Anwana Josephine, told the court sitting in Oke-Eda, in Akure, the Ondo State capital, that the suspect committed the offence on the January 17, 2024, at about 11.00pm.
According to the Police prosecutor, the offence is contrary to Section 357 and punishable under Section 358 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 37, Vol. 1 Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.
