A 26-year-old man has
been arrested and charged before Ebute Metta Magistrates’ court, for allegedly
engaging a 19-year old teenager in an unlawful sex side his SUV in Lagos State.
The suspect, John Imonite
allegedly lured the victim, (name not mentioned) to a popular restaurant in
Lekki and thereafter had sex with her without her consent inside his SUV.
The incident happened
at the premises of Vantage Restaurant in Lekki at about 9.00 pm where both the
victim and suspect met.
According to the
victim, Imonitie lured her inside a Honda Civic SUV with registration number
Lagos JJJ 603 AU and alledly raped her.
The police alleged that
Imonitie squeezed the victim’s neck and she became helpless before he pulled
her p*nt and p-netrated her. After the assault, Imonitie dragged her out of the
SUV and drove off.
The matter was reported
to the police at Criminal investigation and intelligence section of the State
CID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos.
Imonitie was trailed
and arrested and interrogated during which he allegedly confessed that he had
s*x with her inside the SUV with her consent.
He was arraigned before
the court charged with engaging in unlawful sex with the victim under the
Criminal Code. But he pleaded not guilty.
The presiding
Magistrate, Mr T Abolerinwa granted him bail in the sum of N500,000 with two
sureties in like sum.
Imonitie was remanded
in prison custody at Ikoyi pending when he will perfect his bail. The matter
was adjourned till 11 November, 2015.
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