Court remands tiler for allegedly raping employer’s wife
A Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday remanded a 27-year-old tiler, Qudus Kazeem, at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre for allegedly raping his employer’s wife.
Magistrate Sanusi Adagun, remanded the defendant following his arraignment on a four-count charge of unlawful sexual intercourse, threat to life, obtaining money under false pretences, and stealing.
Mrs Adagun, therefore, directed the prosecutor to duplicate the case file and forward a copy to the state Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice.
She adjourned the case until December 18 for mention.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Inspector Reuben Solomon, told the court that the defendant committed the offences sometime in December 2022, at No, 8/10, Kola John, off Feyintola Giwa St., Surulere, Lagos.
Mr Solomon alleged that the defendant who was employed to lay tiles in the apartment of one Damilare Gbadamosi, left his work and forced himself on his employer’s wife.
According to him, the defendant threatened to ruin the victim’s marriage if she did not send money to him or willingly have intercourse with him.
Mr Solomon said the alleged offences contravened Sections 56 (1) (a), 260, 280 and 314 (1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
(NAN)
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