Edo father Oisamaiye accused of defiling 15-month-old daughter

By Jethro Ibileke

Justice Geraldine Imadegbelo of an Edo State High Court has ordered the remand of one Yahaya Oisamaiye, in Oko correctional center for allegedly defiling his 15-month-old daughter.

The judge said he should be remanded pending the advice of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).

The charge against the suspect reads: “That you, Yahaya Oisamaiye ‘m’ on or about the 7th day of February 2022, between 0500hrs – 0630hrs, at Brisbourne Iyamu Street, GRA, Benin City in the Benin Judicial Division, did have unlawful carnal knowledge of one Belta Oisamaiye ‘f’ aged 15 months and thereby committed an offense contrary to Section 4 and punishable under Section 5 (1) of the Edo State Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law 2021.”

The police argued that their reason for the request for remand is based on the Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Edo State 2016 in Section 293(1) which provided that “when a suspect is arrested for an offense which a magistrate court has no jurisdiction to try shall within a reasonable time of arrest be brought before a high court for remand.”

After listening to E. Ekibade for the applicant and Dan Osei Okoh (SAN), Musa Bello, Uwa Okoh, and C.O. Omozugbonwen for the suspect, Justice Imadegbelo granted the remand order.

“The suspect is to be remanded at Oko correctional center for an initial period of 14 days pending the advice of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP). The return date is on the 23rd day of March 2022,” she ordered.