51 year-old man allegedly rapes, impregnates, neighbour’s teenage daughter

For allegedly raping and impregnating his neighbour’s teenage daughter, a 51-year-old man, Emeka Kanu, was, on Thursday arraigned before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on a charge of rape.

The accused, who is unemployed and resides at 6, Robinson St., Iju, a suburb of Lagos, pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him.

The prosecutor, Sgt. Raphael Donny told the court that the offence was committed on Dec. 30, 2016, at the accused’s apartment.

“The accused invited the 13-year-old girl into his room on the pretext of sending her on an errand.”

“The accused shut the door against her and raped her,” the prosecutor said.”

Donny said the teenager told her mother when she missed her monthly menstruation and was taken to a hospital.

“After conducting tests, she was confirmed pregnant,” he added.

In her ruling, the Chief Magistrate, Mrs Davies Abegunde, granted the accused bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.

She ordered the accused to pay N40,000 into the court’s registrar’s account as part of the bail condition.

Abegunde also directed that the case file should be duplicated and forwarded to the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.

The case was adjourned to March 15.