355 SHARES Share Tweet [mc4wp_form id=33047] A Magistrate Court in Abeokuta on Monday ordered the remand of Abass Olalekan, an official of the National Youth Service Corps, at the Oba Correctional Centre for 60 days over his alleged involvement in an unlawful abortion that reportedly led to the death of 23-year-old corps member Victoria Ariyo. The remand is pending legal advice from the state Directorate of Public Prosecutions. Magistrate O.T. Odubanjo granted the remand following an ex parte motion filed by the police prosecuting counsel, Solomon Babalola, on amended charges against Olalekan. The NYSC official is accused of being responsible for the pregnancy of Ariyo, which was unlawfully terminated and allegedly resulted in her death. Olalekan was initially arrested and arraigned last M
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