The police have arraigned a 27-year-old man, Tope
Akintade, for impregnating a primary three pupil,
Beatrice (pseudonym), after he allegedly raped her.
Akintade and Beatrice, an orphan, are neighbours at a
compound on Baale Street, Agboju, Kuje in the Amuwo
area of Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the 13-year-old victim was
outside washing plates in the afternoon, sometime in
November, when Akintade, who hails from the Idanre
Local Government Area, Ondo State, lured her to his
room and forcefully had sex with her.
Beatrice’s aunt, who preferred to be anonymous
because of the nature of the incident, had earlier
warned the suspect to stay away from her niece when
she (the minor) complained that he was “playing rough
play” with her. Neither the aunt nor other lodgers of
the compound were around on the fateful day to
intervene in the act as Akintade reportedly coerced
the minor into three rounds of sexual romp.
It was gathered that the act, which the minor had
kept secret, became apparent when she began to
exhibit some symptoms usually shown by pregnant
women.
She was said to have been taken to a hospital where
a test conducted on her revealed that she was three
months pregnant.
Akintade was eventually arrested by police officials
attached to the Satellite Police Division and charged
with rape.
PUNCH Metro was told that he had confessed to the
crime in a statement made to the police. A
prosecutor, Olusoji Ojaokomo, arraigned him before an
Apapa Magistrate’s Court on two counts of rape.
The charge read, “That you, Tope Akintade, 27, on
Baale Street, Agboju, Satellite Town, Kunje, Amuwo,
Lagos, in the Apapa Magisterial District, did defile one
Beatrice by having canal knowledge of her and
thereby committed an offence punishable under
Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of
Nigeria, 2011.
“That you, Tope Akintade, did indecently assault
Beatrice by touching her private parts and thereby
committed an offence punishable under Section 134 of
the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011.”
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty before the
magistrate, Mrs. O.I. Adelaja, who admitted him to bail
in the sum of N50,000, with two sureties in like sum.
“The sureties must tender to the court evidence of tax
payment and their residential addresses for
verification,” she added.
She adjourned the case till March 23, 2015 for
mention.
Akintade, for impregnating a primary three pupil,
Beatrice (pseudonym), after he allegedly raped her.
Akintade and Beatrice, an orphan, are neighbours at a
compound on Baale Street, Agboju, Kuje in the Amuwo
area of Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the 13-year-old victim was
outside washing plates in the afternoon, sometime in
November, when Akintade, who hails from the Idanre
Local Government Area, Ondo State, lured her to his
room and forcefully had sex with her.
Beatrice’s aunt, who preferred to be anonymous
because of the nature of the incident, had earlier
warned the suspect to stay away from her niece when
she (the minor) complained that he was “playing rough
play” with her. Neither the aunt nor other lodgers of
the compound were around on the fateful day to
intervene in the act as Akintade reportedly coerced
the minor into three rounds of sexual romp.
It was gathered that the act, which the minor had
kept secret, became apparent when she began to
exhibit some symptoms usually shown by pregnant
women.
She was said to have been taken to a hospital where
a test conducted on her revealed that she was three
months pregnant.
Akintade was eventually arrested by police officials
attached to the Satellite Police Division and charged
with rape.
PUNCH Metro was told that he had confessed to the
crime in a statement made to the police. A
prosecutor, Olusoji Ojaokomo, arraigned him before an
Apapa Magistrate’s Court on two counts of rape.
The charge read, “That you, Tope Akintade, 27, on
Baale Street, Agboju, Satellite Town, Kunje, Amuwo,
Lagos, in the Apapa Magisterial District, did defile one
Beatrice by having canal knowledge of her and
thereby committed an offence punishable under
Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of
Nigeria, 2011.
“That you, Tope Akintade, did indecently assault
Beatrice by touching her private parts and thereby
committed an offence punishable under Section 134 of
the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011.”
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty before the
magistrate, Mrs. O.I. Adelaja, who admitted him to bail
in the sum of N50,000, with two sureties in like sum.
“The sureties must tender to the court evidence of tax
payment and their residential addresses for
verification,” she added.
She adjourned the case till March 23, 2015 for
mention.
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