The
Nigerian police in Lagos on Wednesday arraigned a 34-year-old man, Omowuyi
Kelvin, over alleged rape of a 25-year old girl he met on Facebook.
Kelvin,
who was charged before an Isheri Magistrates' Court, lives at Shangisha, a
suburb of Lagos.
He
is facing a two-count charge of rape and stealing.
The
prosecutor, Insp Nurudeen Thomas, told the court that the accused committed the
offences at 8.00p.m., on 15 October at his residence.
"The
accused invited his victim all the way from Benin to Lagos.
"On
arrival, the accused unlawfully detained her for five days in a room, had
carnal knowledge of her and stripped her of N5,000, among other
valuables," he said.
He
said that the offences contravened Sections 285 and 258 of the Criminal Law of
Lagos State, 2011.
Section
258 provides for life imprisonment for rape, while Section 285 prescribes three
years imprisonment for theft.
The
accused, however, pleaded not guilty.
Senior
Magistrate Adejumoke Olagbegi-Adelabu granted the accused bail in the sum of
N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.
She
adjourned the case till to 27 October for substantive trial.
On
22 July, 2012, Cynthia Osokogwu, a post-graduate student of Nasarawa State
University and a clothing retailer was murdered in Lagos by friends she met on
FaceBook.
They
lured her to a hotel in FESTAC Town, drugged and raped her before she was
murdered.
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