The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Section 137 provides that any person who has sexual intercourse with a child is guilty of a felony and is liable to life imprisonment
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Anyanwu said the accused took undue advantage of his relationship with the teenager as her choirmaster at Christ Our Light Glory Church, Sanya in Surulere to commit the crime
Anigbo said the accused on the fateful day called the victim and asked her whether she had taken her breakfast and the victim answered in the affirmative
The traumatised lady fumes: “The owner of the hospital did not provide security for his staff. I tell you, by this laxity, I and other staff have been subjected to mental torture. The incident was reported at Igando Police Station, while the Medical Director of the hospital was arrested and later released on bail.”
The rape of Oluwaseun happened just as another petitione was received at the police headquarters that Mafoya raped another detainee, Folashade, while she was in his custody.
Justice Ohwo, who dismissed the accused of conspiracy and abduction, however pinned them down with rape, punishable under section 516 and 361 of the Criminal Code
He said: “The accused forcefully had unlawful sexual intercourse with his 20-year-old neighbour without her permission
Majiya said: “The command wishes to inform the public that, in its effort to flush out the bad eggs from the force, it has arrested a serving member of the force, Cpl. Sani Salisu
Musa said the accused persons criminally deceived the underaged girls while hawking sachet water and had carnal knowledge of them
The spokesman of the Niger State Governor intimated that the law seeking for stiffer punishment for rapists and sex offenders was necessary, adding that it will serve as deterrent to perpetrators and accord succour to victims
“The accused took the victim to a room and pushed her on the bed before he forcefully had unlawful sexual intercourse with her
Abdullahi was arrested for the crime on February 23 at Angwan Pama in the Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau State
The Magistrate, Martins Akinyemi, ordered that the accused be remanded in the prison pending legal advice from the state Director of Public Prosecution
He said four of the suspects had on January 30 lured the girl into an uncompleted building beside the Doma market and took turns to rape her
Similarly, the police in Ikole Division, Ikole-Ekiti, have arrested one Pa Olajide Ojo, for defiling a 12-year-old girl
Quadri was alleged to have tricked the victim, Elizabeth, to his house at Abule-Ojo Village, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State for a prayer and raped her after shaving and collecting hair samples from her private part, armpit and head
The girl said her father raped her around 6:30am after she went to live with him.
She explained that she had been living with an aunt at Ikorodu after the demise of her mother until her father came to take her away
Iorpuur is charged with rape punishable under Section 284 of the Penal Code.
The prosecutor, Inspector Terzungwe Kajo, told the court that the uncle of the victims reported the matter at ‘B’ Division Police Station, Makurdi on October 6
The accused, Wale Sanusi, 29; and Gbolahun Banjo, 30, residing at 8, Adeleye Street, Gbagada, Lagos, are facing a count charge of child-rape before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos
According to Okechukwu, the victim threatened to shoot her with an unseen gun if she did not succumb to his sexual demands