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. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL AND TOUCHING NIGERIAN CELEBRITIES BIOGRAPHY AND SCANDALS
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