Crime
Court Sentences Native Doctor To 10-years Imprisonment For Raping Married Woman In Delta
Court Sentences Native Doctor To 10-years Imprisonment For Raping Married Woman In Delta
A 44-year-old native doctor, Olawale Ayeni has been handed a 10-year jail term with hard labour by Justice O. F. Enenmo of Kwale High Court in Delta State, for having unlawful carnal knowledge of a married woman.
The defendant was arraigned before the court on a one-count charge of rape punishable under section 358 of the Criminal Law Code, Cap C21 Vol. 1, Laws of Delta State of Nigeria 2006.
The defendant was alleged to have had carnal knowledge of a married woman without her consent, on July 11, 2020 at Irri in Isoko South Local Government Area of the state. He pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecution led by Mrs. Ejovwokwe Arhuere Oghorodje, a Deputy Director in the Ministry of Justice, called three witnesses and tendered the confessional statement of the defendant and the medical report of the married woman.
The prosecution told the court that the victim was in her house feeding her baby when the defendant came and asked to see her, she told the defendant to wait, but he persisted and asked her to come out.
The victim stated further that as soon as she stepped out from her apartment to meet the defendant, he blew a whitish substance on her face.
She stated that the only thing she could remember thereafter was seeing herself seated in the defendant’s house.
The defendant then cut her face and back with razor blade and proceeded to have carnal knowledge of her without her consent. He warned and threatened her not to tell her husband or anybody about the incident.
The woman then reported to her husband’s relatives and the local vigilante. The defendant was later arrested and handed over to the police where he made confessional statement.
In his defence in court, the defendant retracted his confessional statement and told the court that he knows the victim, as someone who brings customers to him for preparation of traditional medicine.
He stated that on July 8, 2020, she came to his house and requested him to prepare medicine that she will use to defraud men.
He stated that he charged her N28,000 which she was unable to pay. She came back on July 9, 2020 and requested him to use his own money to prepare the charm, but he refused.
He denied making any incision on any part of her body or put any medicine into her mouth or had sexual intercourse with her.
Delivering judgment, Justice Enemo held that he believed the evidence of the prosecution witnesses and that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. He therefore, dismissed the defence put up by the defendant.
The court thereafter convicted and sentenced him (defendant) to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour.
Speaking to newsmen shortly after the judgment, Director, Sexual Offences Unit of the Ministry of Justice, Mrs. P. U. Akamagwuna commended the court for the judgment.
She stated that the Ministry of Justice will continue to prosecute all sex offenders as the state will never tolerate such crimes within its environs.
Ayeni has since been enrolled in the Delta State Sex Offenders Register and his details uploaded to the national database. This is in line with the provisions of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Law 2020.
Court Sentences Native Doctor To 10-years Imprisonment For Raping Married Woman In Delta
Troops arrest three suspected ISWAP recruitment agents in Banki
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested three suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) recruitment agents in Banki town, Borno State.
Sources told the Zagazola Makama that the suspects were arrested on Jan. 17 following a tip-off from the Banki District Head.
The sources said intelligence operatives were deployed to Banki on a covert operation, where they apprehended the suspects while attempting to recruit and move youths for terrorist training.
“They were identified as Gajibo Kayama, 23; Tahiru Modu, 22; and Bulama Modu, 24. They are suspected to be involved in the recruitment of youths aged between 17 and 20 from Banki town for ISWAP elements operating in Adamawa State,” the source said.
According to preliminary investigations, the suspects were former ISWAP members who claimed to have repented about five years ago but were allegedly re-engaging in recruitment activities.
“They were arrested while trying to recruit and convey youths within Banki town for training in Adamawa State,” the source added.
The suspects have since been handed over to Military Intelligence Regiment for detailed interrogation and further action.
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Gunmen attack churches, abduct unspecified number of worshippers in Kajuru, Kaduna
By: Zagazola Makama
Bandits have attacked two churches in Kurmin Wali, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, and abducted an unspecified number of worshippers.
A reliable source told Zagazola Makama that the attack occurred on Jan. 18 at about 11:25 a.m., when the assailants, armed with sophisticated weapons, stormed the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) and Cherubim and Seraphim Church II in the community.
The source said the exact number of worshippers taken to an unknown destination was yet to be ascertained as the community was still gathering details.
Kurmin Wali, he noted, is located in a remote, forested area with difficult terrain, which has complicated immediate access to the scene.
Following the incident, troops of 1 Division and other security forces were mobilised in collaboration with community stakeholders to the area, while concerted efforts were intensified to rescue the victims and apprehend the perpetrators.
Gunmen attack churches, abduct unspecified number of worshippers in Kajuru, Kaduna
Police rescue two abducted victims in Gusau, search for others continues
By: Zagazola Makama
Police in Zamfara State have rescued two victims abducted by suspected bandits during a midnight attack on a residence in Gusau Local Government Area.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 1:20 a.m. on Sunday at Igala Quarters, Damba area of Gusau, when a group of armed men stormed the house of one Nasiru Kurya and fired sporadically before abducting his wife, Surayya Nasiru, 30, and two other persons.
“On receipt of the report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) mobilised his men to the scene and confirmed the incident. A search operation was immediately launched across the area,” the source said.
He explained that during the combing of the vicinity and adjoining routes, the police rescued two of the abducted victims identified as Nura Sani, 23, and Abdulgafar Hassan Buba, 23, unhurt.
The source added that the rescued victims were taken to the Ahmed Sani Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau, for medical checks and further care.
According to him, efforts are in top gear to rescue the remaining abducted victim from the hands of the bandits and bring the perpetrators to justice.
He urged residents to remain calm and continue to support security agencies with timely and credible information to aid ongoing operations.
Police rescue two abducted victims in Gusau, search for others continues
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