Four students of the University of Lagos were on Tuesday charged before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly gang raping a 17-year-old female student.
The accused persons – Jeremiah Bamigbayan, 18; Lanre Olayemi, 19; Abisoye Atoyegbe, 18; and Nelson Onyeoziri, 18 – are facing a three-count charge of rape, conspiracy and assault.
The prosecutor, ASP Innocent Effiong, said the accused, all of the Business Administration Department, allegedly committed the offence when they conspired and raped their victim on March 17. Continue to read more...
He said the victim, a student of History and Strategic Studies of the same university, was overpowered and raped at about 10.30p.m. at Ozolua Boys Quarters on the campus.
Effiong said the offences contravened Section 258, 259 and 409 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State 2011.
The four accused persons all pleaded not guilty to the charges. Magistrate Adesola Ikpatt granted them bail in the sum of N100,000 each, with two sureties each in like sum.
The case was subsequently adjourned to April 30 for trial.
Useless boys
ReplyDeleteCult thngs, I am sure.
ReplyDeleteCultists, i am sure.
ReplyDeleteOh my! this is so sad. my heart bleeds for this young woman.
ReplyDeletei pray these men get the justice they deserve and this will not be swept under the carpet like many other rape cases.
mothers please educated ur sons.
ReplyDeleteHian!! Oh! Engilishi!
DeletePlease throw these boys in jail for one night, let them know what it is to be raped. Useless fools.
ReplyDeleteat least it got to trial this time!! you should put up their pictures!
ReplyDeleteWat nonsense!!!! Is rape d new way of saying i luv u or i want u???? Young boys @dat....i am sure they have been raping girls from their secondary school. Hope d "real" law takes its course! Judgment is surely upon dem & their lineage(s).
ReplyDeleteSilly biys who shd be studying hard and planning for their future...
ReplyDeleteMastubation should b treated to guys as an Elective in school.
ReplyDeleteOzolua boys n this raping they've been doin from way back,its been a regular occurrence in uniLag ozolua for d last 10yrs.I almost got raped there too except for a family friend who saved me.Mad boys on top there lame ass bq
ReplyDeletePls nt all ozolua boys r animals....I stayd there 4 3years n there was no issue of rape!
ReplyDeleteItz a rili terrible thing 2 rape a babe....nd 2 tink that I know 1 of d foolish boys!
They shud b used as a gud example 2 oda fools who can't convince a babe 2 av consensual sex!
This is absolutely wicked. I tink dose boiz shuld b rusticated by d school authorities if found guilty & d law shuld b allowed to take its course so dat dis will serve as deterrent to others who engage in such evil act
ReplyDeleteoh, poor young girl... really feel for her.I pity the mothers of these boys cos when gbege go start, them go say na one witch for their village dey do them, then they begin to run from one church to another. but did these boys accost her on the road or inside the quarters itself?? if in the quarters, maybe i should ask what she was doing there at that time? just wondering though!
ReplyDeleteSharrrap!!! All of you
ReplyDeleteD girl according to sources was said to have been returning from d lib and was offered a free ryd by a friend of her's to her hostel who deceptively over_powered her and drove her to where d act waz committed.
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