An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offence Court heard yesterday how a suspected r3pist, Adelaja Oloyede allegedly used charm on his victim (names withheld), r3ped and stole her underwear.
An investigator attached to the Nigerian Police, Vivian Nduka made this known while giving evidence before Justice Abiola Soladoye.
Nduka, who was led in evidence by state prosecuting counsel, K.A Ayankanbi, told the court that Oloyede allegedly confessed to r3ping a 23 year old lady on December 10, 2017.
The prosecutor said the defendant told her upon interrogation that he had an unlawful carnal knowledge with the complainant.
But the defendant, Adelaja of No. 1 Adelaja Street, Itaoluwo, Ikorodu had denied the confessional statement.
The defendant maintained his stance even as the prosecution presented to the court two exhibits, a pant and an underwear said to have been recovered in his room, belonging to the victim.
The Police investigator narrated to the court that the complainant reported the incident of r3pe committed against her when she was returning from church on the day of the incident.
She said the complainant told her that the defendant charmed her after exchanging a handshake with her, led her into his apartment, administer some fetish procedures on her following which he had s3x with her.
She said the defendant however denied using any native substance but admitted having unlawful carnal knowledge of his victim.
“He told me he had a carnal knowledge of her and that the complainant told him she was a virgin and he said he wanted to confirm and which was true and later gave her N1,500 to go take care of herself”, she said.
Justice Soladoye adjourned the matter until March 19, 2020 for continuation of trial.
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