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| 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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