Court remands three students charged with rape, robbery
Three students of Ondo State College of Health Technology, Akure, who allegedly gang-raped a female undergraduate (name withheld) of the institution have been remanded in prisons custody. The accused persons, Adeboboye Damilola, Blessing Michael and Eyitayo Charles, were brought before a magistrate court, sitting in Akure, the state capital, on an eight-count charge which bothers […]
Three students of Ondo State College of Health Technology, Akure, who allegedly gang-raped a female undergraduate (name withheld) of the institution have been remanded in prisons custody.
The accused persons, Adeboboye Damilola, Blessing Michael and Eyitayo Charles, were brought before a magistrate court, sitting in Akure, the state capital, on an eight-count charge which bothers on armed robbery, rape, illegal possession of firearms and cultism.
The victim (name withheld), a student at the Environmental Health Technician Department of the government-owned college, was reportedly gang-raped in August at “Barristers Lodge,” Olofinlade Layout, Oda Road, Akure by the accused persons.
The three suspects were also alleged to have before the incident, raped a student of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA and also attempted to forcefully have carnal knowledge of another lady.
They were also alleged to have robbed one Israel Segun and Adedayo Foluso of money, handsets, and laptops at gunpoint.
The police prosecutor, Mr. Abdulateef Suleiman who sought for the remand of the accused persons in prison custody was countered by counsels to the defendants, who argued that they were served with the application few hours before the court’s proceeding.
They, however, prayed the court to adjourn the case to enable them to study the application properly.
In her ruling, the magistrate, Mrs. Victoria Bob-Manuel admitted the prayer of the counsels and ordered for the remand of the accused persons in police custody.
Magistrate Bob-Manuel subsequently adjourned the case to September 5.