Orhewere, who resides at Omuwa Close, Tedi, Amuwo, Ojo, a Lagos suburb, is facing a charge of defilement.
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The duo first appeared on May 18 and was specifically accused of criminal conspiracy and rape
The housemaid, who is 14 and a virgin when she joined the couple, is now pregnant
The incident, the News Agency of Nigeria reports, happened on August 12, 2013, at Odo Usi Street, Awo Road, Igede-Ekiti in Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state.
The Magistrate, Aisha Bawa, who said the accused would be on remand pending the conclusion of police investigation, adjourned the matter to April 12 for further mention
Olasunkanmi said that the accused, and others still at large, on the said date unlawfully gang raped a 12-year-old minor one after the other while on an errand for her mother
The prosecutor, Sgt. Suleiman Danladi, had told the court that the complainant (Name Withheld) of Gidan Kara Brigade Quarters, Kano, reported the case to Gwagwarwa Police Division, Kano, on July 2
She advocated the teaching of sex education in schools, homes, Churches, and Mosques so that the children would learn through different approved means and not from the wrong people
The House also urged the State Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Commissioner of Police and Minister of Youths, Sports and Social Development to address the issue
Augustine told the court that the accused had beaten up his father by hitting him with a piece of wood on his forehead.
He said the accused also beat up his mother and raped her severally
According to him: “Government has decided to take proactive measures aimed at making sure that the people make tentative arrangements until the flood subsidises
The victim told the News Agency of Nigeria that a group of armed men, numbering about five, forcefully pulled her from the commercial tricycle (Keke), which she boarded.
The source told NAN that two of the suspects, now at large, lured the victim to their friend’s house at the above address where they took turns in raping her
“The reality dawn on the victim when she missed her menstruation and she then confessed to her mother that she was raped by the accused,” Sergeant Donny told the court
“When the witness asked the crying girl what the matter was, she said that the man dragged her into the building and put his male organ into her private part
The Court, in its verdict, held that from the evidence adduced and after watching the demeanour of the victim, believed her evidence as the pains on the victim’s face while testifying were obvious
In an unanimous judgement of the panel of five Justices of the Supreme Court, delivered by Justice Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta, the Supreme Court agreed with the arguments of the Delta State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Peter Mrakpor, asking the Court to dismiss the appeal
“The principle of inviolability of a sentence not appealed against, which I am duty bound to apply herein, most regrettably and painfully appears to give credence to the saying that the law is an ass
The Chief Magistrate, Alhaja Modinat Akanni, remanded the accused at Agodi Prison pending the advice of the Directorate of Public Prosecution
The Prosecutor, Sale Muhammad, told the court that Tijjani Abdulrahman of Tudun Murtala Quarters, Kano reported the case to Gwagwarwa Police Division, Kano on April 12