Court remands 18-yr-old boy in prison for raping 2 minors

A Chief Magistrate in Gboko area of Benue State,  M.T. Ugah, has ordered 18-year-old  Ageebee  Iorja, of Tom-Atar, in Gboko South to be remanded in prison for allegedly raping and abusing two sisters, aged five and seven.
Police Prosecutor,  Inspector  Samuel Igba, told the court that one Mrs Beatrice Akaayar, of the same address, reported at Gboko Police A  Division how she was searching  for the two girls whose whereabouts were unknown.
The prosecutor further said Mrs Akaayar, in the process of looking for the minors, she got attracted by their cry in a bush within the environment and on getting there, saw  the accused under a mango tree, raping the seven-year-old girl.
The prosecutor said police instantly swung into action when the case was reported at the station and the accused was arrested. He argued that the offense was a contravention of  section 287 of the penal code, but the accused pleaded not guilty when charges were read, while prosecutor asked for another date to enable the police conclude investigation and also seek relevant advice from the Ministry for Justice.
Ugar ordered that the accused be remanded in prison custody and adjourned the case to November 21, 2013 for further mention.
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