Defilement: Ondo doctor, others charged for procuring abortion for 10-year-old
An Ondo State Magistrate Court, sitting in Akure has ordered the remand of two men, Adebowale Adegboye, and Idowu Akinseye in prison custody for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl (name withheld).
While Adegboye is the father of the victim, Akinseye is her stepfather.
The duo were alleged to have had carnal knowledge of the victim at different times in Akure, the state capital before they were arrested by the men of the state police command.
Also, a medical doctor, Israel Ojo, who allegedly aborted the pregnancy for the victim, was arrested and charged to court alongside the other two defendants
The specific accusation against the victim’s father and doctor read, “That you, Adebowale Adegboye and Israel Oluwafemi Ojo, on the same date, time and place at the aforementioned Magisterial district, did unlawfully procure abortion for the victim and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 230 of the Criminal Code Cap 37 Vol.1 Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria.”
Both Adegboye and Akinseye were charged and arraigned before the court on five counts of charges concerning incest, abortion and indecent assault, while the medical doctor was charged with abortion.
The charge sheet sighted on Sunday read, “That you, Adebowale Adegboye ‘m’, on December 15, 2024, at about noon in Akure, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did commit incest by unlawfully having carnal knowledge of your biological daughter (name withheld), and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 25 (a) of the Ondo State Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law 2021
