The Ado-Ekiti Magistrate Court has remanded Abraham Benjamin, a 56-year-old man for attempting to rape a 110-year-old woman.
The presiding judge Mrs. Taiwo Ajibade ruled that the accused person should be kept behind bars pending receipt of legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Ajibade ruled that the accused person should be kept behind bars pending receipt of legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
She ruled that the case file be duplicated and a copy sent to the DPP for advice.
Police Prosecutor, Caleb Leranmo, told the court that the accused committed the offence on April 30 at No. 12, Igbehin Street, Ado-Ekiti.
The prosecutor told the court that the accused attempted to rape the centenarian in her home on the said date before she was rescued by a Good Samaritan.
The offence, according to him, contravened Section 359 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ekiti State 2012.
The Magistrate adjourned the case till May 22 for mention.