Two men abduct and gang – rape a 16 – year – old girl
Posted by Ele 232 days ago (Editorial)
The accused persons, Taofeek Makinde and Ademuriyi Adeola, both of Mpape village, Abuja, were alleged to have collaborated with two others now at large to abduct the girl on December 17, 2009 and rape her for three weeks.
Police Prosecutor, Emmanuel Hosseini, had earlier informed the court that on December 23, 2009, one Mr. Emmanuel reported to the police that he sent his house maid (name withheld) to Miatama shopping complex to cut her hair on December 17, 2009.
“Since December 17, 2009, the girl’s whereabouts was not known until January 12, 2009, when the accused persons were arrested with the girl in their room," the prosecutor stated.
He went further to state that between the day the accused persons abducted the girl and January 12, 2010, they were taking turns to rape her against her wish, thereby committing offenses punishable under Sections 79 and 272 of the Penal Code Law.
"During police investigations, the accused persons were arrested with the lady and two of them confessed to have abducted and ganged raped her," the prosecutor added.
When the charges were read to the accused persons, they pleaded not guilty, while their counsel Musa Jibril applied for their bail.
After taking the plea, the prosecutor asked the court for a hearing date, saying the court should apply its discretion on whether to grant the accused persons bail or not.
In her ruling, Chief Magistrate Hafsat Soso, granted each of the accused persons bail in the sum of N 100, 000 with two reliable sureties in like sums, adding that one of them must be a civil servant, while both must reside within the court's jurisdiction.
The case was adjourned to March 8 for hearing.
Our reporters later gathered from the prosecutor that the 16-year-old girl is now pregnant and currently receiving treatment in an Abuja hospital.
Daily Sun. January 19, 2010
By Hussein Yahaya & Ibraheem A. Fatal
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