A 33-year-old man has been arrested
and charged before Oshodi Magistrates’ court for alleged indecent assault and
having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 20-year-old mentally challenged woman in
Oshodi, Lagos State, western Nigeria.
The man, Itodo Stephen, allegedly
had carnal knoweledge of the victim (name withheld) when she was alone in their
home at Alhaji Shehu Close, Oshodi, Lagos where Stephen lives with the victim’s
parents.
He was charged with indecent assault
by touching her private part and rape under the Criminal Code before Magistrate
Akeem A. Fashola.
Stephen was alleged to have pulled
the victim’s pant and inserted his fingers inside her private part and later
had unlawful carnal knowledge of her.
P.M.NEWS gathered that the victim
did not resist him because of her mental state.
This happened when the victim’s
parents were not around and while Stephen did not go to work on that day.
However, he was caught in the act by
a neighbour who raised the alarm.
The victim’s parents were contacted
and when they returned from work they reported the matter to the police at
Makinde Division and Stephen was arrested.
At the station, he allegedly
admitted that he touched her private part and had normal s*x with her.
He told the police that the victim
did not resist him and that he did not force her as claimed by her parents.
P.M.NEWS learnt that, because of her
condition, the victim could not make statement to the police to determine
whether it was actually a case of rape or not.
The police, who were initially in a
dilemma over what to do with Stephen, later charged him to court for the
alleged offence.
While in court, Stephen pleaded not
guilty when the charge was read to him and the court granted him bail in the
sum of N50,000 with one surety in like sum.
The matter was further adjourned for
hearing.
Stephen was remanded in prison
custody at Kirikiri pending when he will perfect his bail condition.
Source: PmNews

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