Four men were over the weekend arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate court sitting in Ikeja for allegedly raping a 27-year-old sex worker, Jennifer Uche in a club at 28, Sule Abubakar street, Opebi in Ikeja area of Lagos, in the early hours of April 13, at about 3:00am.
The suspects, Solomon Obamiro, 28, Adebayo Fagbemi, 25, Soliu Obalowu, 27 and Oluwatosin Akomolafe 22, and others still at large, are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and sexual assault.
Uche told the court that on the said date, she met one of the suspects, Solomon in a club. He solicited for sex with her for N5,000 per night but few minutes after Obamiro had begun the affair, a gang of seven other males suspected to be close associate of Obamiro came out of hiding and forcibly had sexual intercourse with her.
She said her legs and hands were been held each time one of the suspects was taking his turn, repeatedly until she lost consciousness.
Uche said when she regained consciousness, the perpetrators of the act had fled but dropped N800 beside her.
She subsequently went to the nearest police station and reported the ugly incident.
The two-count read, “That you, Solomon Obaniro, 28; Adebayo Fagbemi, 25; Soliu Obalowu, 27; andOluwatosin Akomolafe, 22, and others at large on the 13th April, 2013, at about 3:00 am at No. 28, Sule Abubakar Street, Opebi, Ikeja did sexually harass one Jennifer Uche, aged about 27 years; and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 262 of the Lagos state Criminal Law.”
The suspects were also charged for conspiring among themselves “to commit felony to wit: sexual harassment, and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 409 of Criminal Law of Lagos State.”
They, however, pleaded not guilty.
Police prosecutor, Barth Nwaokoye, argued that the suspects be remanded in custody.
However, Magistrate Demi Ajayi granted the defendants bail in the sum of N300,000 each with two sureties in like sum.
She adjourned the case to June, 17, 2013, for trial.
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