The Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions
has recommended the trial of an employee of ExxonMobil, Ikenna Onuoha, charged
with raping a 14-year-old niece of his tenant.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mr. Jamiu
Alako, a senior Counsel from the Office of the Public Defender, informed the
Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Tuesday that the recommendation by the DPP
for the trial was ready.
“The case has been transferred to the state High
Court, Igbosere ,’’ he added.
The accused was arraigned on January 14 on four
counts bordering on forcible and unlawful sexual intercourse.
He had pleaded not guilty to the charges and was
granted bail in the sum of N2m with two sureties in like sum.
The magistrate, Mrs. O. A. Ogunbowale, adjourned the
case till April 19, 2016, for the court to be presented with documents
confirming the transfer of the case from the Magistrates’ Court to the High
Court.
She ordered that all pending applications should be
filed before the High Court.
Counsel for the accused, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, had
urged the court to bar the DPP from making public statements about the case.
In the same vein, Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw
has aired her thoughts on the case. The Special Adviser-Liasion, Lagos to the
Governor of Cross River, Ben Ayade, took to Instagram to give an update on the
case.
Read her post:
1. RAPISTS
SHOULD NOT BE GRANTED BAIL. THIS WILL ACT AS
A DETERRENT.
2. ACTION SHOULD BE EXPEDITED ESP FOR RAPE CASES SO THAT VICTIMS
DO NOT WAIT LONG FOR JUSTICE AND CAN BEGIN THE PROCESS OF COUNSELLING AND
HEALING.
3. TEACH CHILDREN TO SPEAK OUT..
THANK YOU TO THE LAGOS STATE DIRECTORATE OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS
FOR RECOMMENDING THE CASE FOR TRIAL.. THANK YOU TO ALL THE AGENCIES
INSTRUMENTAL TO FIGHTING THIS CAUSE.. #ISTANDAGAINSTRAPE
Say “NO” to
RAPE and SEXUAL ABUSE – Walk Against Rape Nigeria!
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