Ebun Francis
Reverend, Gabriel Asateru, a priest attached to one of the Anglican Churches in Ekiti State, has been remanded in prison by an Ado-Ekiti Magistrate Court over alleged defilement of a five-year-old girl.
The offence, he said, contravened Section 31 of the Child Right Laws of Ekiti State.
The Police prosecutor also informed the court that the case file had been duplicated and sent to the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice.
The plea of the accused was not taken as his counsel, Mr Tunde Olayemi, sought for a date of adjournment pending the outcome from DPP.
Magistrate Modupe Afeniforo, frowned on the incessant case rape in the state and consequently ordered that the accused be remanded in prison.
She adjourned the case to February 15, 2017 for further hearing.
