BIZARRE : A MAN STANDS TRIAL FOR RAPING HIS 60-YEAR OLD MOTHER.

Twenty days after 27-year-old Akintunde Omotehinde reportedly assaulted his
60-year-old mother sexually at Ajebamidele area of Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State
capital, residents of the area are still in shock over the incident.
Although the Omotehinde family kept mute over the issue, some people in the
neighbourhood said they heard about the incident.
Speaking to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, some residents, said
rape was not a common occurrence in the locality.
The residents spoke with our correspondent in separate interviews on Thursday.
One of the residents said, “The news was shocking. Not many of us believed the
story at first but the truth cannot be hidden for too long. The woman, a petty
trader, was said to have been raped by her son. She was badly injured and was
rushed to the hospital for medical attention.
“I can tell you that the family is presently living in shame. We hear that the
family members are planning to move out of the house but we cannot confirm
that.”
It will be recalled that the matter was heard by a Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti
on Tuesday.
The accused has been remanded in prison custody pending the determination of
the case by the court.
The Prosecutor told the court that the accused person raped his mother on the
August 23, 2013 at their residence at Ajebamidele Area of Ado-Ekiti.
When our correspondent visited, the victim was said to be unavailable.
A petty trader in the area, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, described
the news as incredible, saying, “I don’t even know the name of the boy and I
don’t know what he does for a living but I always see him on the street. I know
him as an easy-going young man.”
An artisan, who pleaded anonymity, said that the accused person used to
smoke and drink. He said, “I am sure that what he did was not as a result of
drunkenness. It must have been premeditated.”
A clergy in the area said, “What happened between the boy and his mother is
evil. They allowed themselves to be used as instruments in the hands of Satan.
How can one explain a situation where a son has canal knowledge of his own
mother? It is evil. The boy has attracted a curse upon himself and his
generation.”
The Prosecution told the court that the offence contravened Section 358 of the
Criminal Code Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.
The Magistrate, Mrs. Patricia Ajibade, has ordered that the accused be
remanded in prison custody, pending the legal advice by the Director of Public
Prosecution.