A Family Court 2 sitting in Ibadan, Iyaganku has ordered a remand of a 52-year-old man identified as Kolade Ajayi, the owner of Kingdom Cornerstone Orphanage Home for allegedly raping two girls in the orphanage.

The Magistrate, Mrs P. O. Adetuyibi did not take the plea of defendant due to lack of jurisdiction, but ordered that he should be remanded at Abolongo Correctional Centre in Oyo town.

In the meantime, Adetuyibi stated that Ajayi would remain in custody pending advice by the State Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), and adjourned the matter till May 9 for mention.

The Prosecutor, Insp. Folake Ewe had earlier told the court that Ajayi, the CEO of Kingdom Cornerstone Orphanage Home, Ago-Tailor in Odo-Ona area of Ibadan, raped the two girls, between 2022 and March 2023.