{"id":8328,"date":"2025-08-18T18:39:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/?p=8328"},"modified":"2025-08-18T18:39:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:39:14","slug":"court-remands-two-motorcyclists-over-alleged-rape-in-ondo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/2025\/08\/18\/court-remands-two-motorcyclists-over-alleged-rape-in-ondo\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Court Remands Two Motorcyclists Over Alleged Rape in Ondo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-area py-[2px]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2\">\n<div class=\"answer-markdown-box overflow-x-auto select-text custom-scrollbar\">\n<div class=\"markdown-body\" dir=\"auto\">\n<p>A Magistrate Court in Ondo State has remanded two commercial motorcyclists\u2014Tope Ademeso and Igbekele Akinsioye\u2014in prison custody while the case unfolds. They are accused of raping a 17-year-old girl at their residence in the Continental area of Akure, the state capital.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects were arrested by Amotekun, Ondo State\u2019s security network, on August 6 and subsequently arraigned in court on a two-count charge that includes conspiracy and rape.<\/p>\n<p>The charge alleges that on August 6, 2025, at around 10:00 a.m. in Continental Street, Akure, the defendants conspired to commit a felonious offense\u2014rape\u2014and thereby committed an offense punishable under section 516 of Ondo State\u2019s Criminal Code. It further states that they intentionally penetrated the vagina of a 17-year-old girl, an act said to violate the Ondo State Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Both defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges, but the court did not take their plea at this time.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecution\u2019s position: The prosecuting counsel, Mr. O.F. Akeredolu, urged the court to remand the suspects in a correctional facility pending advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).<\/p>\n<p>Defense response: The defendants\u2019 counsel, Godwin Bernard, countered the claims, arguing there was no crime committed and describing the matter as a dispute over payment related to consensual intercourse between the complainant and the defendants. Bernard requested that the court reject the prosecution\u2019s application and grant bail under the most lenient conditions, asserting there was no basis for remand.<\/p>\n<p>Ruling and next steps: Magistrate Damilola Sekoni adjourned the matter to September 1, 2025, to rule on the bail application. The court also ordered that the defendants be remanded in the correctional center until the ruling.<\/p>\n<p>Context and what to watch for: The case hinges on the interpretation of consent, the details of the alleged encounter, and the evidence presented by both sides. 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