The presiding magistrate, Mrs Olubunmi Bamidele, stated that the court could not take Israel’s plea due to lack of jurisdiction.
An Ado-Ekiti Magistrate’s Court, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of 42-year-old Christopher Israel in a correctional facility over allegations of raping his 22-year-old daughter.
The police charged the suspect with rape and assault.
The presiding magistrate, Mrs Olubunmi Bamidele, stated that the court could not take Israel’s plea due to lack of jurisdiction.
She directed that the accused be held at the correctional centre in Ado-Ekiti while awaiting legal advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The case was adjourned until November 6 for further mention, pending the DPP’s recommendations.
Meanwhile, Prosecutor Inspector Olubu Apata informed the court that the defendant, Israel, committed the offence on September 21 in Ado-Ekiti.
He alleged that Israel raped his 22-year-old daughter during her visit and inflicted injuries on her as she resisted.
The prosecutor stated that the crime violated Sections 265 and 256 of the Ekiti State Criminal Law of 2021.
Inspector Apata requested that the court remand Israel in custody, pending legal advice from DPP advice.