Firstclass newsline learnt that Two jobless youths have been arraigned
in the Apapa Magistrate's Court for alleged abduction and rape of a
teenage girl, Faith (not real name).
The suspects ─ Jamiu Yusuf (19) and 20-year-old Rilwan Oduntan ─ had
reportedly approached the girl on May 12 around 8pm in front of her
residence on Onigide Street, Ijora Badia, Lagos, for direction to a
street in the neighbourhood.
As she was leading them to the location, they reportedly turned
violent, overpowered and whisked her away to their residence where
they took turns to rape her.
Firstclass newsline learnt that the victim confided in her mother,
who reported it at the Ijora Badia Police Division, leading to the
arrest of the duo.
Faith told the police that her efforts to resist the act were futile
as she was forced to rounds of sexual assaults.
She said, "I was in front of my house, when they came to meet me and
ask for direction to a street. I offered to help them, not knowing
that they had plans to abduct and rape me. When we got halfway to the
street, they suddenly grabbed my hands and forcefully took me to their
house. They locked me up in the room and took turns to rape me."
Yusuf and Oduntan were arraigned before a chief magistrate, Mr. P.A.
Adekomaya, on two counts of abduction and rape.
A police prosecutor, ASP Olusoji Ojaokomo, told the court that the
case had been investigated by the police and the suspects were found
culpable of the crime.
"The accused conspired to abduct the girl and forcefully had carnal
knowlegde of her without her consent," he added.
The charges ready, "That you, Jamiu Yusuf and Rilwan Odutan, on May
12, 2015, at about 8pm on Onigide Street, Ijora Badia, Lagos, in the
Apapa Magisterial District, did have sexual intercourse with a
15-year-old girl and thereby committed an offence contrary to and
punishable under Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State,
Nigeria, 2011.
"That you, on the same date, time and place, in the aforementioned
magisterial district, did abduct the girl and have sexual intercourse
with her, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section
267 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011."
However, the accused persons pleaded not guilty to the offences,
claiming that the girl willingly succumbed to the act.
Adekomaya ordered that the case file be forwarded to the Director of
Public Prosecutions for legal advice and admitted them to bail in the
sum of N30,000 with one surety each in like sum. The sureties were
also required to tender evidence of tax payment and their residential
addresses to the court for verification.
The magistrate added that the defendants should be remanded in prison
custody, pending the perfection of their bail conditions.
Firstclassnewsline.net
teenage girl, Faith (not real name).
The suspects ─ Jamiu Yusuf (19) and 20-year-old Rilwan Oduntan ─ had
reportedly approached the girl on May 12 around 8pm in front of her
residence on Onigide Street, Ijora Badia, Lagos, for direction to a
street in the neighbourhood.
As she was leading them to the location, they reportedly turned
violent, overpowered and whisked her away to their residence where
they took turns to rape her.
Firstclass newsline learnt that the victim confided in her mother,
who reported it at the Ijora Badia Police Division, leading to the
arrest of the duo.
Faith told the police that her efforts to resist the act were futile
as she was forced to rounds of sexual assaults.
She said, "I was in front of my house, when they came to meet me and
ask for direction to a street. I offered to help them, not knowing
that they had plans to abduct and rape me. When we got halfway to the
street, they suddenly grabbed my hands and forcefully took me to their
house. They locked me up in the room and took turns to rape me."
Yusuf and Oduntan were arraigned before a chief magistrate, Mr. P.A.
Adekomaya, on two counts of abduction and rape.
A police prosecutor, ASP Olusoji Ojaokomo, told the court that the
case had been investigated by the police and the suspects were found
culpable of the crime.
"The accused conspired to abduct the girl and forcefully had carnal
knowlegde of her without her consent," he added.
The charges ready, "That you, Jamiu Yusuf and Rilwan Odutan, on May
12, 2015, at about 8pm on Onigide Street, Ijora Badia, Lagos, in the
Apapa Magisterial District, did have sexual intercourse with a
15-year-old girl and thereby committed an offence contrary to and
punishable under Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State,
Nigeria, 2011.
"That you, on the same date, time and place, in the aforementioned
magisterial district, did abduct the girl and have sexual intercourse
with her, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section
267 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011."
However, the accused persons pleaded not guilty to the offences,
claiming that the girl willingly succumbed to the act.
Adekomaya ordered that the case file be forwarded to the Director of
Public Prosecutions for legal advice and admitted them to bail in the
sum of N30,000 with one surety each in like sum. The sureties were
also required to tender evidence of tax payment and their residential
addresses to the court for verification.
The magistrate added that the defendants should be remanded in prison
custody, pending the perfection of their bail conditions.
Firstclassnewsline.net
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