Man in Prison for Raping Lagos Prostitute in Public
A 40-year-old bricklayer, Edet Imoh, was on Tuesday remanded in prison by an Igbosere Magistrates' court for allegedly raping a sex wo...
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A 40-year-old bricklayer, Edet Imoh, was on Tuesday remanded in prison
by an Igbosere Magistrates' court for allegedly raping a sex worker.
He faces a two-count charge of unlawful sexual intercourse and stealing.
According to the prosecutor, Sgt. Nicholas Akpene, Imoh committed the offences on March 11 at 2.30 a.m. on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.
He reportedly raped the sex worker (name withheld) and also stole her property which include a BlackBerry Passport phone valued at N145, 000 and a Nokia phone valued at N12, 000, totaling N157,000.
“The accused agreed to pay N40, 000 to the sex worker but failed to do so.
“Instead of taking the sex worker to a hotel as the accused promised, he raped her on the road and also tried to strangle her.”
The offences contravened Sections 260 and 286 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The offence of rape carries life imprisonment.
The accused pleaded innocence of the offences.
The Magistrate, Mr J. O. Adepoju, granted the accused bail in the sum of N200, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
He faces a two-count charge of unlawful sexual intercourse and stealing.
According to the prosecutor, Sgt. Nicholas Akpene, Imoh committed the offences on March 11 at 2.30 a.m. on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.
He reportedly raped the sex worker (name withheld) and also stole her property which include a BlackBerry Passport phone valued at N145, 000 and a Nokia phone valued at N12, 000, totaling N157,000.
“The accused agreed to pay N40, 000 to the sex worker but failed to do so.
“Instead of taking the sex worker to a hotel as the accused promised, he raped her on the road and also tried to strangle her.”
The offences contravened Sections 260 and 286 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The offence of rape carries life imprisonment.
The accused pleaded innocence of the offences.
The Magistrate, Mr J. O. Adepoju, granted the accused bail in the sum of N200, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
