A Yaba chief magistrate’s court in Lagos, yesterday, held
that a teenager, Avoseh Satingo, has a case to answer in the alleged rape of an
80-year-old blind woman.
It, therefore, ordered that the accused be remanded in
prison custody. The Magistrate made this known following advice by the Lagos
State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
She said the DPP advised that a prima facie case had been
established against 19-year-old Satingo.
The prosecutor, ASP Godwin Anyanwu, told the court that the
accused, who resides at the Cele Church Bus Stop, Bilewu Oshoffa area, Agbovipe
village, Badagry, raped the grandmother in her
room.
According to him, Satingo committed the offence on February
17 at 1p.m.
He said: “Satingo took advantage of the condition of the
blind complainant and raped her on her bed.
“He was apprehended by members of the community who sighted
him coming out of his victim’s room as she cried for help.”
He said the offence contravened Sections 258 and 259 of the
Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The court had, in March, adjourned the case pending the
DPP’s advice.
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