By Wole Mosadomi
Minna—A Minna magistrate’s court has ordered that a 33-year-old cleric, Paul Aderinwa, be remanded in prison for allegedly raping a minor.
The cleric was arraigned before the court yesterday, on a count charge of rape, contrary to Section 283 of the Penal Code.
Police Prosecutor, Inspector Gunduma Ibrahim, had told the court that the case was reported to the Kpakungu Police Station on June 28 by one Oluwatoyin Joseph, resident in Gurara area of the town.
Ibrahim said the accused invited the teenager, aged 16, to his house under the pretext of sending her on an errand, but lured her into his room and ended up raping her.
When the prosecutor, Inspector Ibrahim, read the charge to the accused, he pleaded not guilty.
Meanwhile, the prosecutor objected to granting the accused bail, pointing out that further investigations on the case will be jeopardised if he was granted bail, adding that the case is not ordinarily bailable.
He then prayed the court for an adjournment to enable police complete its investigations.
Magistrate Mariam Kings, in her ruling, said her court lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter and, therefore, ordered the Police to forward the case file to the State Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice.
She ordered the accused remanded in prison custody and adjourned the case till August 2 for further hearing.
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