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<\/p>\nThe Chief Magistrate, Mrs olufunke Sule-Amzat, refused to grant the bail application for the accused persons and ordered their remand in prison.<\/p>\n
The accused, Wasiu Lawal, 18; Tosin Taoreed, 18, and Peter Joseph, 19, all residents of Ikate, Ajah area of Lagos, are on trial for conspiracy and rape.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp. Benson Emuerhi, had told the court that the offence was committed on Nov. 18 at 11.00 p.m., at Eyiwuwawi St., in Ikate, Lagos.<\/p>\n
Emuerhi told the court that the 18-year-old girl who was sent on an errand by her uncle was on her way home when she was ambushed by the trio.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the girl was coming home after delivering the message, she met the accused who forcefully dragged her inside a workshop.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe accused covered her mouth so that her voice would not be heard and forcefully penetrated into her vagina one after the other,\u201d Emuerhi said.<\/p>\n
The prosecutor said that after the assault, the girl cried to the house and told the uncle what happened.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe case was reported at the police station and the accused were arrested,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
According to him, the offences contravened Section 261 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.<\/p>\n
Sule-Amzat adjourned the case until Jan. 21, 2019, for hearing on bail application.\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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