Police Prosecutor, Inspector Solomon Oladele said the suspects, a 19-year-old Samuel Friday and Oni Oluwatobi, aged 18 allegedly committed the act sometime in May, 2013 at 2a.m, in the church.
An Osogbo Magistrate’s Court in Osogbo, Osun State, presided on by Magistrate Olusola Aluko, has heard the case of two suspected homos*xuals who were arraigned for allegedly copulating inside the Peace of Jesus Apostolic Church located at Asubiaro area in Osogbo.
Police Prosecutor, Inspector Solomon Oladele said the suspects, a 19-year-old Samuel Friday and Oni Oluwatobi, aged 18 allegedly committed the act sometime in May, 2013 at 2a.m, in the church.
The charge preferred against the
accused read: “That you Samuel Friday and Oni Oluwatobi sometime in May, 2013
at 2a.m. at Peace of Jesus Apostolic Church, Asubiaro, Osogbo did conspire
together to commit felony, to wit indecent s*xual practice between yourselves.”
Oladele informed the court that the two suspects conducted themselves in a manner that was capable of causing breach of public peace and have desecrated the place of worship.
It was also gathered that Friday had sometime in May 2013 at Sadiat area, Ilesa Road in Osogbo at 4p.m., s*xually assaulted a boy simply identified as Oladipupo Moruf by fondling his private part without the latter’s approval.
The second count of the charge read: “That you Samuel Friday, sometime, in May 2013 at Sadiat area, Ilesa Road in Osogbo at 4p.m., in the Osogbo Magisterial District did indecently seduce one Oladipupo Moruf by touching his private part.”
The prosecutor contended that the accused persons committed the offences contrary to and punishable under Sections 516, 249 (D), and Section 217 of the Criminal Code Cap 34, Vol. II, Laws of Osun State of Nigeria, 2003.
When the four counts charge against them were read to them, they pleaded not guilty and their counsel, Mrs. Nnenna Ngwu, prayed the court to grant them bail, arguing that they are presumed innocent until the contrary was proved by the prosecution.
The accused persons bail in the sum of N100,000 each with two sureties
The charge preferred against the accused read: “That you Samuel Friday and Oni Oluwatobi sometime in May, 2013 at 2a.m. at Peace of Jesus Apostolic Church, Asubiaro, Osogbo did conspire together to commit felony, to wit indecent s*xual practice between yourselves.”
Oladele informed the court that the two suspects conducted themselves in a manner that was capable of causing breach of public peace and have desecrated the place of worship.
It was also gathered that Friday had sometime in May 2013 at Sadiat area, Ilesa Road in Osogbo at 4p.m., s*xually assaulted a boy simply identified as Oladipupo Moruf by fondling his private part without the latter’s approval.
The second count of the charge read: “That you Samuel Friday, sometime, in May 2013 at Sadiat area, Ilesa Road in Osogbo at 4p.m., in the Osogbo Magisterial District did indecently seduce one Oladipupo Moruf by touching his private part.”
The prosecutor contended that the accused persons committed the offences contrary to and punishable under Sections 516, 249 (D), and Section 217 of the Criminal Code Cap 34, Vol. II, Laws of Osun State of Nigeria, 2003.
When the four counts charge against them were read to them, they pleaded not guilty and their counsel, Mrs. Nnenna Ngwu, prayed the court to grant them bail, arguing that they are presumed innocent until the contrary was proved by the prosecution
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