One 29-year-old bus driver, identified as
Folarin Olorunto, has raped his sister-in-law after he threatened her with a
knife to be able to rape her. He seized opportunity when he discovered she was
the only one at home, after which he had carnal knowledge of her.
He was reported to have appeared before
an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court today. The driver, who resides on Odushola
Street, Aboru, Ipaja, a Lagos suburb, is standing trial on counts of rape and
threat to life.
The prosecutor, Insp. Clifford Ogu,
told the court that the driver committed the offences on June 17 on Odushola
Street, Aboru. Ogu told the court that the driver, who was separated from his
wife, visited his child in the custody of the wife, when he committed the
offences.
“On getting to the house, the defendant
met the 17-year-old sister-in-law at home, and when he discovered she was the
only one at home, he shut the door. “The defendant brought out a knife and
threatened to stab the girl if she would not cooperate with him; hence, he
succeeded in raping her,” he said. Ogu said that the defendant ran away after
committing the crimes.
“The defendant was later sighted and
apprehended by the police,” he submitted. He said that the offences contravened
Sections 56 and 259 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. The driver,
however, pleaded not guilty to the two counts. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Taiwo
Akanni, granted him bail in the sum of N100, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
Akanni adjourned the case until July 17 for mention.
