Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Oba Defend Your Rape Case- court tells monarch

Alowa of Ilowa
An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo has ruled that the Alowa of Ilowa, Oba Adebukola Alli, who is facing trial for allegedly raping a
female National Youth Service Corps member, has a case to answer.
Justice Oyejide Falola on Monday upheld the submission of the state counsel, Mr. Dapo Adediji, who contended that the accused had a case to answer. Alli, who had been remanded in prison custody, had repeatedly maintained his innocence, stressing that the sex he had with the lady was based on her consent
But the court, however, dismissed the three other allegations of kidnap, indecent assault, and deprivation of liberty levelled against the monarch.
Justice Falola threatened to withdraw from the case, as he accused the prosecution and the defence of attempting to intimidate his court by engaging in extra judicial activities capable of undermining the court’s integrity.
Specifically, he said it was wrong of the state government to engage people who wore to court vests condemning rape just as he said it was wrong of the defence to rally pupils to protest the ongoing trial of the monarch. Warning that the actions of both prosecution and defence counsel are tantamount to intimidation and invasion of the court’s powers, Falola stressed that the court would protect its integrity at all times.
Falola adjourned the case to June 15, 2012, for the defence to open its case.


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