Two teenagers have been arraigned before an Ekiti State Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ado Ekiti for allegedly attempting to kill a 23-year-old lady in the state.

The teenagers, Oluwatimilehin Afolabi (19) and Kehinde Mustapha (19), who were arraigned on one count of attempted murder, allegedly attempted to kill a commercial sex worker in Ikere Ekiti on February 2, 2022.

The charge proffered against them by the police read: “The defendants, on February 2, 2022, in Ikere Ekiti, did conspire and attempt to murder one 23-year-old Blessing, contrary to sections 516 and 320 of the Criminal Code, Cap. C16, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.”

The victim, in her statement to the police, said: “I am a commercial sex worker in a brothel at Ikere Ekiti and Oluwatimilehin is my customer.

“On that day, he called me around 8.55pm to meet him somewhere along Ise Ekiti Road, Ikere Ekiti.

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“On getting there, I met him as agreed. We were going together when suddenly Timilehin moved back and held my neck from the back. He strangled me until I became unconscious. After some time, I regained consciousness with blood gushing out of my mouth. I was rescued by some passersby. Timilehin was later arrested and he mentioned Kehinde as his herbalist.”

The police prosecutor, Inspector Oriyomi Akinwale, however, urged the court to remand the two defendants, saying: “Remanding them will allow the police to complete their investigation and forward the duplicate case file to the Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice.”

In his ruling, the Chief Magistrate, Bankole Oluwasanmi, ordered that the defendants should be remanded at the Correctional Centre in Ado-Ekiti for 30 days.

He, therefore, adjourned the matter till March 10, 2022, for mention.

TheStar