Family Curse - 3 brothers remanded in prison for raping mother, daughter all night

Three brothers, Ahmed Tajudeen, 27, Kamaru Tajudeen, 21, and Dayo Tajudeen, 18, have been remanded at the Ilesa Prison in Osun State by a Senior Magistrates' Court sitting in Oshogbo, the state capital, for allegedly raping a woman and her daughter throughout the night.


The siblings allegedly broke into the apartment of the woman identified as Mrs Adebayo armed with dangerous weapons and held her and her teenage daughter hostage, taking turns to rape them till dawn, before making away with the sum of N700,000 and two phones valued at N15,700.

According to the police prosecutor, Wilson Mireti, the accused committed the offence on March 5, 2016, at about 1.30 am at the Owode area of Osogbo.

“The offence is contrary to Section 6 (b) and Section 1( 2) (a) (b) and punishable under Section 1(1) of the Robbery and Fire Arms ( Special Provision) Act, Cap 11, Vol. 14, Law of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and Section 516 PDF of the Criminal Code, Cap 34, vol. 11, Law of Osun, 2003,” Mireti told the court.

The magistrate, Abibat Basiru, ordered that the accused be remanded in prison while the prosecutor should send the case file to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions and adjourned till March 23, 2016, for hearing.