Court remands man for allegedly raping 21-year-old woman

An Ikeja Magistrate Court on Thursday ordered that a 30-year-old man, Emeka Ugwu, who allegedly raped a 21-year-old woman be remanded in Kirikiri Custodial Centre, pending legal advice. The magistrate, Mrs B.O. Osunsanmi, who did not take the plea of the defendant ordered that the case file be returned to the Director of Public Prosecutions […]

An Ikeja Magistrate Court on Thursday ordered that a 30-year-old man, Emeka Ugwu, who allegedly raped a 21-year-old woman be remanded in Kirikiri Custodial Centre, pending legal advice.

The magistrate, Mrs B.O. Osunsanmi, who did not take the plea of the defendant ordered that the case file be returned to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice.

Osunsanmi adjourned the case until January 24 for mention. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is charged with rape. Earlier, the prosecutor, ASP Ezekiel Ayorinde, told the court that Ugwu committed the offence on December 13, 2019 at Ogba, Lagos. Ayorinde alleged that Ugwu dragged the victim into a room in a hotel and raped her.

The prosecutor said the defendant was arrested and handed over to the police.

The offence, he said, contravened Section 260 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015, which prescribed life imprisonment for rape. (NAN)