Disquiet in community as 27-year-old stands trial for raping mum
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Alooma Mukhtar
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.