Man Rapes 14 years old Orphan

An Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court, yesterday,
remanded one Abdulsalam Olayinka, 20, in prison for
allegedly raping a 14-year-old orphan on Valentine’s
Day.
Chief Magistrate Tajudeen Elias ordered that the
accused be remanded in Kirikiri Prison and adjourned
the case till February 24 for ruling on the bail
application.
The accused, a trader, who lives at 2, Amodu St.,
Agege, Lagos, is standing trial for rape.
The prosecutor, Inspector Benedict Aigbokhan, told
the court that the offence was committed on
February 14 at 5, Olanrawaju St., Agege.
Aigbokhan told the court that the accused went to
his friend’s house, but that the friend was not
around; that he met the girl in the house and raped
her.
Aigbokhan said: “The victim, who is an orphan,
screamed but no one in the house came to her
rescue, except her aged grandmother.”
The offence, according to the prosecutor,
contravenes Section 137 of the Criminal Law of
Lagos State, 2011.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty.