Crime News
Business Man Rapes Facebook Friend He Invited To His House In Oshodi Lagos
A 27-year-old man was remanded in prison yesterday for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl he met on Facebook.
The suspect, Ebuka Eze will remain in custody pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The defendant was arraigned before Chief Magistrate, P. E. Nwaka on a one count charge of child defilement contrary to Section 260 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Prosecuting Inspector Christopher John told the court that the defendant committed the offence on May 19 at his 25, Ayodele Street, Mafoluku, Oshodi, Lagos home.
The defendant, he said, had invited the victim, who he met on Facebook, to his house, where she was raped.
The prosecutor alleged that during the visit, the defendant pushed the victim to the bed, covered her mouth with pillow and raped her. John claimed that the defendant wiped the bloodstain on his victim’s body with the bedspread.
He said when the victim got home, her parents saw the bloodstain on her dress and asked how she came by it and she narrated the incident to them.
The prosecutor said the case was reported to the police and the accused was arrested.
Chief Magistrate Nwaka adjourned till June 28.
fifelomo
June 1, 2018 at 8:02 AM
This girl is to be blamed! @age 16 she went to a stranger’s house without confiding in anyone. This girl is simply wayward! As for you opportunist may you never find peace in your life.
Omoluabi
June 1, 2018 at 9:16 AM
This is no case, if the defendant is capable enough to prove his case. Meanwhile, the parents of the girl were to blame for allowing a 16 year old girl be so familiar with such a media network where interaction between opposite sex is unlimited. That shows how careless they sounded. The girl still have boldness to visit a matured guy at his home. please, what would they have done in case they were in position of that guy?.
iron bar
June 1, 2018 at 11:10 AM
social media is now a bait for bad people to use to trap innocent citizens.even wondering how a minor will chat and respond to a stranger instead of reading her books.kids and teens needs orientation,use to know how library united us during secondary school days even without the advent of internet.what a world