A 23-year-old lady (name withheld) on Friday told a Benin, Edo
State Chief Magistrate’s Court that a cripple ordered four men to rape
her.
The victim told the court, presided over by Chief Magistrate Peter Edo-Asemota, that the cripple, Saturday Enabulele, and the four men committed the offence on April 13.
The accused persons, including Enabulele, Moses Okoeki, Osasumwen Enina, Junior Odubu and one other person now at large, are facing a 12-count charge before the court.
They, however, pleaded not guilty.
The accused were charged with rape, forcefully having unlawful carnal knowledge without the consent of their victim and unlawful filming or recording of the assault.
Other charges are stealing the victim’s wallet containing money and phone, unlawful and indecent assault, malicious damage of her pants, skirt and blouse, and obscene publication.
The offence contravened sections 516, 355, 451,357, 360, 390(9), 233(B) and 357 of the Criminal Code.
The prosecutor, Mrs Evelyn Okunrobo, had appealed to the court to listen to the rape victim’s experience.
The victim told the court that Enabulele was her friend’s lover, and that her friend took her to the cripple’s house to sleep since she had no accommodation.
She said that on the fateful day on her way to work, the four accused stopped her and said Enabulele was calling her.
When she refused, they took her purse where the key to her working place was and was thus forced to follow them to see why Enabulele wanted to see her.
She said on getting to the house, the cripple accused her of severing the relationship between him and his girlfriend.
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The victim told the court, presided over by Chief Magistrate Peter Edo-Asemota, that the cripple, Saturday Enabulele, and the four men committed the offence on April 13.
The accused persons, including Enabulele, Moses Okoeki, Osasumwen Enina, Junior Odubu and one other person now at large, are facing a 12-count charge before the court.
They, however, pleaded not guilty.
The accused were charged with rape, forcefully having unlawful carnal knowledge without the consent of their victim and unlawful filming or recording of the assault.
Other charges are stealing the victim’s wallet containing money and phone, unlawful and indecent assault, malicious damage of her pants, skirt and blouse, and obscene publication.
The offence contravened sections 516, 355, 451,357, 360, 390(9), 233(B) and 357 of the Criminal Code.
The prosecutor, Mrs Evelyn Okunrobo, had appealed to the court to listen to the rape victim’s experience.
The victim told the court that Enabulele was her friend’s lover, and that her friend took her to the cripple’s house to sleep since she had no accommodation.
She said that on the fateful day on her way to work, the four accused stopped her and said Enabulele was calling her.
When she refused, they took her purse where the key to her working place was and was thus forced to follow them to see why Enabulele wanted to see her.
She said on getting to the house, the cripple accused her of severing the relationship between him and his girlfriend.
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