A magistrate court in Ado Ekiti has remanded Ayodele Babatola, the candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the Ado constituency 1 in the Ekiti house of assembly, over alleged r@pe.
Babatola was recently arrested and detained by operatives of
the Ekiti police command.
In a statement, Abutu Sunday, spokesperson of the command,
said one Bukola Oluwaseun, a 30-year-old woman, reported that Babatola
“forcefully had carnal knowledge of her at KIIBAT HOTEL, along Petim Estate,
Adebayo Area, Ado-Ekiti on the night of 24th May 2026”.
Sunday said Oluwaseun told operatives that she was assaulted
and injured during the incident, “which were visible to the police officers on
duty at that time”.
“Upon the receipt of the complaint, the suspect was invited,
his statement was taken and after a preliminary investigation, the case was
transferred to the State CID for a thorough investigation,” Sunday said.
“During investigation, the suspect stated that he was
provoked when the victim asked him for payment before having sexual intercourse
with her.
“He claimed that he did not actually penetrate the victim
before he got provoked by her request for financial compensation, but accepted
that he left her in the room and deactivated all her means of reaching him.
“Meanwhile, the victim was taken to the hospital for a
medical examination, and it showed and confirmed that there was penetration.
“The suspect was charged to court after investigation was
concluded and is currently being remanded in the Correctional Service Centre,
Ado-Ekiti.”
ADC STAKEHOLDERS PROTEST
On Wednesday, some members of the ADC staged a protest in
Ekiti over the detention of Babatola, while describing the arrest of the
politician as politically motivated.
Speaking at a press conference organised by ADC stakeholders
in the state, Gboyega Aribisogan, a chieftain of the party, alleged that the
arrest and detention of Babatola is politically motivated because the defendant
is a vocal critic of the Ekiti state government.
Aribisogan also alleged that officers of the Rapid Response
Squad (RRS) in Ekiti are being deployed to arrest and detain critics and
opposition members.
He added that RRS officers are using ‘Form K’, a remand
warrant request, to send innocent citizens to prison in Ekiti.
“Ayodele Babatola is a social activist who has been
consistently and constantly harassed by Nigeria Police Force in Ekiti over his
criticism of government non-performance,” Aribisogan said.
“He is an advocate of good governance. We are not in doubt
where these r@pe charges are coming from.
“Men of RRS have reportedly used the dreaded form K to send
many citizens of Ekiti to prison in the last few months. The ruling APC has
consistently used it too.”
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