A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ore, Ondo State, yesterday remanded a man, Peter Moses, in prison custody for allegedly impregnating his daughter.
The 36 yr-old man was said to have committed the offence between November 2020 and January 2021, at Asewele Korede town, in Odigbo local government area of the State.
The defendant was arraigned before the court on a two-count charge bothering on unlawful sexual intercourse. He pleaded guilty to the two charges levelled against him. He, however, urged the court to temper justice with mercy.
The Police Prosecutor, Jimoh Amuda, who told the court that the accused person had committed a punishable offence, that the police had just commenced investigations into the matter, asked the court for an adjournment to enable the police complete investigations and seek legal advice from the State’s Ministry of Justice.
The magistrate, F.O. Omofolarin, ordered the defendant to be remanded in the National Correctional Service Centre, pending the outcome of the DPP legal advice. She adjourned the case to February 21 for mention to enable police complete investigation.
