A 35-year-old man, identified as James Emmanuel, has been remanded in prison by a magistrates court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, for allegedly raping his co-worker, a 55-year-old woman, Deborah Abiodun, to death.
James raped Deborah in a poultry farm at about 11pm on January 2024 in the Oke-Odu area of Akure.
The prosecutor, Inspector Anwana Josephine, told the court that the defendant, after allegedly raping Deborah to death, hit her with a stone on the forehead and dumped her corpse inside a waste pit.
Magistrate, F A Aduroja, adjourned the case to March 27, after ordering the remand.
