Disquiet in community as 27-year-old stands trial for raping mum

Twenty days after 27-year-old Akintunde
Omotehinde reportedly assaulted his 60-year-
old mother sexually at Ajebamidele area of Ado
Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, residents of the
area are still in shock over the incident.
Although the Omotehinde family kept mute
over the issue, some people in the
neighbourhood said they heard about the
incident.
Speaking to our correspondent on condition of
anonymity, some residents, said rape was not a
common occurrence in the locality.
The residents spoke with our correspondent in
separate interviews on Thursday.
One of the residents said, “The news was
shocking. Not many of us believed the story at
first but the truth cannot be hidden for too
long. The woman, a petty trader, was said to
have been raped by her son. She was badly
injured and was rushed to the hospital for
medical attention.
“I can tell you that the family is presently
living in shame. We hear that the family
members are planning to move out of the
house but we cannot confirm that.”
It will be recalled that the matter was heard by
a Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday.
The accused has been remanded in prison
custody pending the determination of the case
by the court.
The Prosecutor told the court that the accused
person raped his mother on the August 23,
2013 at their residence at Ajebamidele Area of
Ado-Ekiti.
When our correspondent visited, the victim
was said to be unavailable.
A petty trader in the area, who spoke on the
condition of anonymity, described the news as
incredible, saying, “I don’t even know the
name of the boy and I don’t know what he
does for a living but I always see him on the
street. I know him as an easy-going young
man.”
An artisan, who pleaded anonymity, said that
the accused person used to smoke and drink.
He said, “I am sure that what he did was not
as a result of drunkenness. It must have been
premeditated.”
A clergy in the area said, “What happened
between the boy and his mother is evil. They
allowed themselves to be used as instruments
in the hands of Satan. How can one explain a
situation where a son has canal knowledge of
his own mother? It is evil. The boy has
attracted a curse upon himself and his
generation.”
The Prosecution told the court that the offence
contravened Section 358 of the Criminal Code
Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.
The Magistrate, Mrs. Patricia Ajibade, has
ordered that the accused be remanded in
prison custody, pending the legal advice by the
Director of Public Prosecution.
The Magistrate adjourned the case till October
16, 2013.