Wednesday, 29 August 2012

RAPE MASTERS

LAGOS—Three men have been arraignedbefore a chief magistrate court, Ikeja, forallegedly having carnal knowled
ge of a 21-year-old girl(names withheld). The men are Andrew Adeyan, 20; TosinSamuel, 22, and Ibraheem Azeez, 23. They arefacing a two-count charge. The prosecutor, ASP Barth Nwaokoye, told thecourt that the accused persons on August 21,2012 at Ketu, Lagos, conspired to commitfelony to wit rape under Section 409 of theCriminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2011. Nwaokoye also alleged that the accusedpersons, and others at large, forcefully hadcanal knowledge of the girl without herconsent. The offence, he said is contrary to Section 258of the Criminal Law Vol 44, No 11 Laws ofLagos State of Nigeria 2011. The Chief Magistrate, E. Ogunkanmi, grantedthem bail in the sum of N100,000 each, withtwo sureties in the like sum. Each of the defendants is also to depositN50,000 with the court. Chief Magistrate Ogunkanmi, thereafteradjourned the matter to October 8, 2012.

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