Court Remands Trinity Guy, Parents Of Minor In Agodi Prison

A Magistrate Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, has ordered the remand of skit maker, Abdullahi Maruff Adisa, popularly known as Trinity Guy, in prison over allegations of sexualising a minor in his viral skit video.

It would be recalled that the skit maker was grilled by the police last week over a disturbing skit in which he sexualized a minor.

However, the police also interrogated the parents of the female minor after Trinity had disclosed that he received their consent before, during and after the skit. The police command said his scene with the minor was a clear violation of Sec. 32,35 and 36 of the Child Rights Act of 2023. Read here and here.

He was arraigned before the Magistrate, Olúdáre Adebayo, today June 26 on a two-count charge bothering on of Sexual Abuse and sexual exploitation violating Secs 516 of the Criminal Code cap 38.

Meanwhile, the counsel to the defendant who was brought before the magistrate by the Police, urged the court to grant his client bail.

While denying his bail application, Magistrate PO Adetuyibi, said the allegation against the Skit maker is currently receiving the attention of the state Ministry of Justice.

The court ordered that the parents of the little girl in the video be remanded alongside Trinityguy at the Agodi correctional centre till the next sitting scheduled for July 11.