22-year-old man charged with gang-raping girlfriend with others
A 22-year-old man, Subaru Folawiyo, who allegedly gang-raped
a 25-year-old girlfriend with others still on the run, was on Thursday brought
before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.
Folawiyo, who resides in Surulere area of Lagos, pleaded not
guilty to a two-count charge of conspiracy and rape.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Ibijoke Akinpelu, told the court that
the accused with others still at large committed the offences on April 4 at
about 3.52 p.m. at Block 4, Flat 2, Off Bello Road, Surulere.
Akinpelu alleged that Folawiyo and his accomplices gang-raped
the girl.
He said the accused was later apprehended after the girl
reported the case at the Police Station.
The offences, according to the prosecutor, contravene Sections
260 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The Magistrate, Mrs.A.F. Adeeyo, granted the accused bail in
the sum of N200, 000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case until
May 31 for trial.
Vanguard
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