Man rapes 2 teenagers

A 28-year-old man, Morufu Tajudeen, was on
Friday remanded in prison custody by an
Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly
raping two teenagers.
NAN reports that the Chief Magistrate, Mr
Anthony Araba, who refused to take the plea of
the accused order that he, should be remanded
in Ibara Prisons pending advice from the State
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
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The accused, who is standing trial for a four-
count charge of conspiracy, assault, stealing
and rape has no permanent residential address
or occupation.
ASP Banji Sangotokun, the police prosecutor told
the court that the accused committed the
offences on August 24, 2014, at about 10.00p.m.
in Alagbagbo Village, Odeda near Abeokuta,
Ogun State capital.
According to him, the defendant and three others
now at large accosted the two teenagers, aged
19, when they were returning back from church,
assaulted and raped them.
The prosecutor also told the court that accused
stole the sum of N6, 000 from the victims. He
informed the court that the offences were
contrary to Sections 357, 358, 390 (9) and 516
of the Criminal Law of Ogun, 2006.
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The magistrate adjourned mentioning to October
6, 2014.
It would be recalled that on September 11, 2014,
one Abbas Sanusi, was also remanded in prison
custody by a Kano Magistrates’ Court sitting at
Nomans land for allegedly raping a minor.