Court Remands Identical Twins For Gang-Rape, Posting Of Victim’s Nude Photos On Facebook
The Osun State Police Command arrested identical twins and one other person for allegedly gang-raping a lady.
The suspects , after allegedly raping the lady, posted her nude photographs on Facebook.
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The three suspects were arraigned before Osun State Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo on Friday.
They were charged with six counts of conspiracy, unlawful carnal knowledge, indecent assault, breach of peace and damage of reputation of one Rukayat Adebayo.
The police prosecutor, Temitope Fatoba, told to the court that the accused persons committed the crime in March.
Tg prosecutor said, “The three defendants and others now at large sometime in March 2021 at about 7pm at Oke-Abuja area, Iragbiji conspired among themselves to rape, indecently assault, defame the character of Rukayat and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace.
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“They thereby committed an offence punishable under section 516 of the Criminal Code Cap 34 Vol. Il laws of Osun State of Nigeria 2002.”
He told the court that the defendants, after committing rape went further to injure the reputation of the victim by posting her nude photographs on social media.
He said further that the photographs of the victim’s nakedness after being sexually assaulted exposed her to hatred, ridicule and damage to her reputation.
The three accused persons however, pleaded not guilty to the charges against them.
Their counsel, Najite Okobe, made an oral application for their bail on the most liberal term.
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The police prosecutor opposed the application for bail.
The prosecutor said, “The victim is still under medical check and the offence is rampant in the society now. They have been on the run, the police have to track them before they were arrested.
“There are still other two suspects that the police are looking for. If they are granted bail, it will jeopardize the effort of the police. There is a likelihood for them to jump bail. It will even send a wrong signal to the member of the public.”
The Magistrate, A.O Daramola ordered that they should be remanded in Ilesa Correctional Center till August 16, 2021 and transfered the case to Iragbiji Magisterial District.
