Oladotun Wahab, a 27-year-old man, was yesterday given a remand order for a prison after being accused of raping a 70-year-old woman in his neighbourhood.
Oladotun was accused of rape and robbery by the police in Ibadan's Iyaganku Chief Magistrates' Court I.
Wahab's argument of lack of jurisdiction was not accepted by the Chief Magistrate, Mr. Emmanuel Idowu, who ordered his remand at Abolongo prison in Oyo Town.
In anticipation of the resolution of the case file at the Oyo State Directorate of Public Prosecutions, Idowu issued the order (DPP).
The subject was postponed until December 15 for mention by him.
Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Inspector Femi Oluwadare told the court that Oladotun on October 6, at about 2:25 p.m allegedly raped a 70-year-old woman.
Oluwadare said the suspect raped her in an uncompleted building. He said Wahab robbed the victim of N21,500 and her Itel cell phone worth N6,000.
The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of Section 357 and was punishable under Section 358 of the Criminal Code Laws of Oyo State 2000.
He said it also contravened section 1(2) (a) (b) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap RII, Vol.14, Laws of Federation of Nigeria 2004.