In Akure, the capital of Ondo State, Nigeria, a 24-year-old man named Pelumi Folorunsho has been apprehended by the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly sodomising his eight-year-old step-brother.
The incident occurred at the suspect’s residence on No. 3, Odige Street, in the NEPA area of Akure.
Neighbours caught Folorunsho in the act and subsequently handed him over to law enforcement authorities. He has been charged with indecent assault and was presented before a Family Magistrate Court.
The police prosecutor, Martins Olowofeso, informed the court that the incident took place on September 16, 2023, when the suspect allegedly forcefully assaulted and caused harm to his step-brother by inserting his manhood into the victim’s anus.
He explained that “The defendant removed the victim’s trouser and forcefully inserted his manhood into his anus, when their parents were not around.”
He said, “That you, Pelumi Folorunsho, ‘m’ on September 16, 2023, at 3 pm at No 3a , Odige, NEPA area of Akure in the Ondo State Magisterial District, did indecently assault an 8-year-old boy, by intentionally penetrating into his anus with your penis, and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 3(1) (a) of the VAPPLAW of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2021”.
The Presiding Magistrate, F.A. Aduroja, in his ruling, ordered the defendant to be remanded in police custody pending when judgment will be delivered.
Aduroja, however, ordered the defendant to clear bushes around the police station for two weeks and adjourned the case to October 5th, 2023, for judgement.
