“He put his hand where i use to urinate” – Girl accused Ekiti Prophet of sexual assault

An Ekiti State Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ado Ekiti has
granted an order to remand Prophet Akin Aderiye, 63, in the
custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Ado Ekiti, for
allegedly sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl.
Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi requested for the remand order
to allow the police to complete their investigation and for
onward transmission of the case file to the office of the
Director of Public Prosecutions for issuance of legal advice.
According to the charge, Prophet Aderiye was reasonably
suspected to have sexually assaulted the minor on February
10 in Esure Ekiti, Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti
State, contrary to and punishable under Section 31 of the
Child Right Laws of Ekiti State (2012).
In her recorded statement to the police, the minor said: “I
was coming from my school when Baba Esure called me to
come and collect money, he put me on his lap and put his
finger to where I am urinating but did not give me the
money, the place is now paining me,” she concluded.
In his ruling Chief Magistrate Bankole Oluwasanmi said:
“Application to remand the accused person for 30 days
pending Police investigation is hereby granted.”