Twenty days after 27-year-old Akintunde
Omotehinde reportedly assaulted his 60-year-old
mother sexually at Ajebamidele area of Ado Ekiti,
the Ekiti State capital, residents of the area are
still in shock over the incident.
Although the Omotehinde family kept mute over
the issue, some people in the neighbourhood said
they heard about the incident.
Speaking to our correspondent on condition of
anonymity, some residents, said rape was not a
common occurrence in the locality.
The residents spoke with our correspondent in
separate interviews on Thursday.
One of the residents said, “The news was
shocking. Not many of us believed the story at
first but the truth cannot be hidden for too long.
The woman, a petty trader, was said to have
been raped by her son. She was badly injured
and was rushed to the hospital for medical
attention.
“I can tell you that the family is presently living
in shame. We hear that the family members are
planning to move out of the house but we
cannot confirm that.”
It will be recalled that the matter was heard by a
Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday.
The accused has been remanded in prison
custody pending the determination of the case by
the court.
The Prosecutor told the court that the accused
person raped his mother on the August 23, 2013
at their residence at Ajebamidele Area of Ado-
Ekiti.
When our correspondent visited, the victim was
said to be unavailable.
A petty trader in the area, who spoke on the
condition of anonymity, described the news as
incredible, saying, “I don’t even know the name
of the boy and I don’t know what he does for a
living but I always see him on the street. I know
him as an easy-going young man.”
An artisan, who pleaded anonymity, said that the
accused person used to smoke and drink. He
said, “I am sure that what he did was not as a
result of drunkenness. It must have been
premeditated.”
A clergy in the area said, “What happened
between the boy and his mother is evil. They
allowed themselves to be used as instruments in
the hands of Satan. How can one explain a
situation where a son has canal knowledge of his
own mother? It is evil. The boy has attracted a
curse upon himself and his generation.”
The Prosecution told the court that the offence
contravened Section 358 of the Criminal Code
Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.
The Magistrate, Mrs. Patricia Ajibade, has
ordered that the accused be remanded in prison
custody, pending the legal advice by the Director
of Public Prosecution.
The Magistrate adjourned the case till October
16, 2013.
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