A Family Court sitting in Ibadan on Tuesday ordered the remand of one Michael Ayinde, 51, and his son, Abiola, 19, for allegedly raping his 17-year-old daughter and the latter, his sister.
Mrs. O. Ogunkanmi, the magistrate, refused to accept the defendants’ pleas and ordered their custody to the Abolongo Correctional Facility in Oyo town.
According to reports, the defendants, the complainant’s father, and elder brother, allegedly committed the offense at their residence in the Agboti Olosan neighborhood of Alakia, Ibadan.
Ogunkanmi explained that the father and son were detained pending legal advice from the Oyo State Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The judge deferred the matter until February 21 for additional proceedings.
The prosecution counsel, Insp. Gbemisola Adedeji revealed to the court that between 2021 and December 2023, Abiola Ayinde participated in illicit sexual intercourse with his younger sister, resulting in her pregnancy without consent.
During the same time, Michael allegedly had nonconsensual carnal knowledge of his 17-year-old daughter. The allegations filed against them are in breach of Section 34 of the Oyo State Child Rights Law of 2006.
