72-Year-Old & 42-Year-Old Men Rape 17-Year-Old Nurse Apprentice In Ekiti Hospital

SEPTUAGENARIAN, OTHER ALLEGEDLY RAPE NURSE APPRENTICE IN EKITI HOSPITAL

An Ekiti State Chief Justice of the Peace’s Courtroom, Ado Ekiti, on Thursday, ordered that two males – Gesture Omolade, 72, and 42-year-old Ayodeji Adejugbe – be remanded in a custodial centre for the alleged rape of a minor.

The defendants had been charged with conspiracy and rape.

The police prosecutor, Inspector Olubu Apata, stated the defendants raped the 17-year-old a number of occasions in Ado Ekiti between July and August 2021.

He stated, “The defendants took her to Room Two within the hospital the place she was an apprentice as a nurse, and had sexual activity together with her with the promise of giving her N10,000 to ensure that she did not tell anyone.

“The offences run opposite to Part 31 of the Little one Rights Legislation of Ekiti State, 2012.”

He pleaded with the court docket to remand the defendants pending the discharge of authorized recommendation from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.

The Chief Justice of the Peace, Saka Afunso, granted the request and ordered that the lads be remanded.

The court docket adjourned the matter until October 5, 2021 for point out.