Nov. 23, 2023

Two persons were on Thursday arraigned at the Akure Magistrates’ Court over a missing 14-year-old girl.

The suspects, Omolola Adebayo, female, 32 and Oluwatimilehin Agunloko, male, 17, were alleged to have conspired together to commit felony to wit: abduction and thereby committed an offence.

Insp. Simon Wada, the police prosecutor, said that the suspects on Oct. 28 committed the offences in Owo in Owo Local Government Area of the state.

He explained that Agunloko was a boyfriend of the missing girl while the other suspect was believed to have had the last phone conversation with her.

Wada said that the offences contravened Sections 516 of the Criminal Code Cap 37, Vol. 1 Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria 2006 and Section 3 of the Anti Kidnapping and Anti Abduction Law of Ondo State.

However, the defendants each pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Ruling on their bail application, the Magistrate, Mr. Damilola Sekoni, granted the defendants N500,000 bail each and adjourned the case to Jan. 18, 2024 for hearing (NAN)