22 Year Old Man Arrested For Raping Co-Tenant’s 14 Year Old Daughter

Ayobami Akindele, 22, appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for raping his co-tenant’s 14-year-old daughter. The accused is said to be a co-tenant with the mother of the victim.

Ajayi Emmanuel who is the prosecutor on the case, told the court that the accused committed the offence on March 23. Emmanuel said the accused lured the girl into a bathroom and had sexual intercourse with her. The distraught girl told her mother about the incident immediately she returned from work.

Punch reports that the accused man pleaded not guilty to the charge and the magistrate, E.A. Azeez, granted him bail in the sum of N250, 000 with two sureties in like sum. He ordered that the case file be duplicated and sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPPs) for legal advice. He also adjourned the case till the 10th of May.