A Kwara State Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin has ordered the remand of Ibadan-based herbalist Sultan Ojuwoni, alias Atakoro, and his accomplice Olaitan Ibrahim Olalekan at the Federal Correctional Service Centre, Oke-Kura, Ilorin until January 17, 2024.
The Kwara State Police Command brought Atakoro and Olalekan before the court on charges related to the alleged rape and arson of a 21-year-old girl identified as Firdaus Jimoh.
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According to the Police First Information Report, Atakoro is accused of serially raping and setting ablaze Jimoh in his shrine in Ibadan, Oyo State, with the involvement of Olalekan and one Omowumi and her children, who are currently at large.
The suspects faced charges of criminal conspiracy, unlawful trial by ordeal, rape, causing grievous bodily harm by dangerous means, and attempt to commit culpable homicide, violating Sections 97, 214, 283, and 229 of the Penal Code Law.
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Magistrate Kolawole Aluko, asserting a lack of jurisdiction to entertain the charges, refrained from taking the plea of the suspects. Despite this, he carefully considered the submissions from both the prosecution and the second defendant’s counsel. Consequently, he ordered the remand of the suspects and scheduled the case for mention on January 17, 2024.
Highlighting the severity of the charges, the magistrate emphasised that the offences were not ordinarily bailable, leaving the courtroom in suspense about the unfolding legal drama.
