Man Rapes His Mother In Edo, Beats Father

An Egor Magistrates’ Court in Benin, on Thursday remanded
one Humphrey Omoregieva, 43, in prison over alleged
assault on his parents.
The prosecutor, Cpl. Ayo Augustine, told the court that the
accused committed the offence on Aug. 1, at No. 294,
Upper Mission, Benin.
Augustine told the court that the accused had beaten up
his father by hitting him with a piece of wood on his
forehead.
He said that the accused also beat up his mother and
raped her severally.
The prosecutor added that the accused maliciously
damaged a sliding window in the house valued at N80,000.
He said that the offence contravened sections 355, 320
and 358 of the Criminal Code.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr F.E. Akhere, said that the court
lacked jurisdiction to entertain the case and ordered that
copy of the case file be sent to the Director of Public
Prosecution for legal advice.
He adjourned the case till Sept. 8, for mention.(NAN)