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Guard Jailed 14 Years For Raping 29- Year-old Virgin by kingcypress: 2:51pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
A 32 year-old security guard, Kenechukwu Okonkwo
was on Friday sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for
raping a 29-year-old virgin.
Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye while passing the sentence at
an Ikeja High Court, Lagos, described rape as an act of
extreme violence’ against women.
Ipaye said that there should be zero tolerance to any
form of violence against women and vulnerable
members of the society.
“I hereby sentence you, Kenechukwu Okonkwo, to 14
years imprisonment to commence from today March
24, 2017,” she said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
Okonkwo was arraigned in court on July 14, 2015 on a
charge of rape which is contrary to Section 258 (1) of
the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011.
During the trial, the prosecution led by Adeniji said that
Okonkwo committed the offence on Dec. 27, 2013 in his
one-bedroomed apartment located in Ketu Lagos.
Adeniji said: “The complainant was a 29-year-old
saleswoman (name withheld) who was a virgin.
“She became friends with Okonkwo who was a security
guard working at a supermarket where she supplied
goods.
“She was experiencing accommodation problems and
was about to be evicted from her home.
“The complainant however, confided in Okonkwo about
her problem and he offered to keep some of her
property in his apartment.
“She came to inspect his apartment which was a ‘face
me I face you,’ doubting the suitability of his apartment
and when she turned to leave, Okonkwo blocked her
exit and forcefully dragged her from the corridor into
his apartment.
“She was screaming and begging him in Igbo language
and he responded saying that ‘you have been suffering
me for too long,” he said.
The prosecutor said the convict however, gagged her
with wrapper to stifle her scream and had forceful
carnal knowledge of her in his bedroom.
“The noise and commotion in the apartment attracted
Okonkwo’s co-tenant who came to intervene to no
avail.
“It was when the landlord knocked on Okonkwo’s door
to enquire about the noise that the complainant was
able to escape,” Adeniji said.
However Okonkwo, in his testimony during the trial,
claimed that the sexual intercourse between him and
the complainant was consensual.
He said that he had a desire to marry her and she
usually visited him at his apartment on Sundays with
members of her church.
“On that fateful day, I attended a naming ceremony and
while I was leaving the ceremony, I received a phone
call from the complainant saying that she was at my
house.
“I got home and she collected the bag of pure water I
was carrying and asked me what I wanted to eat and I
told her I wanted to eat Indomie.
“She changed into a pair of tights from her jeans
trousers to make the Indomie and I played an adult
movie which we watched together while we had dinner.
“She made me promise that I will marry her and
thereafter, we made love,” he said.
However, when he was being cross-examined by
Adeniji, Okonkwo admitted, contrary to his testimony,
that the complainant visited him for the first time on
the day of the incident.
Justice Ipaye, in convicting Okonkwo, noted
inconsistencies in his testimony.
She said: “The defendant is not only economical with
the truth, he should not be believed.
“There were inconsistencies in his testimonies and his
longstanding friend who testified on his behalf as DW2,
could not recall knowing her as his girlfriend.
“She was at risk of having her belongings thrown out of
where she was staying and he took advantage of her
vulnerable state on the night of Dec. 27, 2013.
“After hearing and observing the defendant and the
complainant give their testimonies, her account is more
in line with narration of her accommodation problem.
“Her visit to the defendant was not a social visit but to
establish the suitability of his home to keep some of
her belongings at the time.
“She is of a very slim build and could have been easily
overpowered by the defendant and her account was
more in line with the account of the medical doctors
who testified on behalf of the prosecution,” Ipaye said.
NAN reports that four witnesses testified on behalf of
the prosecution — the complainant, the investigating
police officer and two medical doctors.
Noting the impact of the medical evidence on her
conviction of Okonkwo for the crime, Ipaye said:
“Penetration, however slight, constitutes the offence of
rape.
“I have no doubt about the penile penetration, as the
testimony of the complainant was clear, concise and
unequivocal.
“PW3, Dr Oluwaseun Osungbusi, is a medical doctor
with the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
He came to testify on behalf of his colleague, Dr
Justina Oyemarin, who attended to the complainant on
the night of the alleged rape.
“He and Oyemarin both worked at the Ikosi Primary
Health Centre where the complainant sought treatment
after the alleged rape.
“Oyemarin’s report noted that the complainant had a
broken hymen, had bruises on her body and had heavy
vaginal bleeding and discharge.
“PW4 was Dr Joseph Onwoh, a medical doctor with
over 30 years of experience in gynaecology.
“In his testimony, he told the court that when the
complainant was referred to him, she was bleeding and
had a ragged, broken hymen.
“He counselled her and advised her to keep her
bloodstained underwear as evidence in case the matter
goes to court.
“He can be seen as a first responder who saw the
complainant in her state of distress and his testimony
was in line with the test results presented by
Osungbusi,” she said.
NAN reports that Mr Worer Obuagbaka, counsel to the
convict, in his plea for mercy, told the court that
Okonkwo was a first time offender and was repentant.
“The convict is a first time offender and the only son of
his family; he lost his mother last year to cervical
cancer and has been in custody since December 2013.
“During this period, he has learnt his lesson, I plead
with the court to pass a light sentence on the convict
and temper justice with mercy,” Obuagbaka said.
However, the prosecutor, Mr Kazeem Adeniji, the Lagos
State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice,
commended the judgment. dailypost.ng/2017/03/24/guard-jailed-14-years-raping-29-year-old-virgin/ |
Re: Guard Jailed 14 Years For Raping 29- Year-old Virgin by newyorks(m): 2:52pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
chai,some problem are destiny killers.just an hr enjoyment and u have 14 good years to trade for ur selfishness not mentioning the 4years u've already spent in regrate.u don buy market and there's no option for cash bail. |
Re: Guard Jailed 14 Years For Raping 29- Year-old Virgin by Nobody: 2:57pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
A face off between IPod and Afonja Eyii ni Idajo mi: Ki arakunrin Ipod lo lo odun merinla gbako pelu ise asekara. I rise courrrrrrrrt!!!! ? |
Re: Guard Jailed 14 Years For Raping 29- Year-old Virgin by kingcypress: 3:00pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
newyorks:is it by force to b FTC? |
Re: Guard Jailed 14 Years For Raping 29- Year-old Virgin by Jetleeee: 3:03pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
Re: Guard Jailed 14 Years For Raping 29- Year-old Virgin by joespiceman(m): 3:03pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
“The complainant was a 29-year-old saleswoman (name withheld) who was a virgin. She try oooo. Buh he can a single person rape a 29yr old woman Moved to trash |
Re: Guard Jailed 14 Years For Raping 29- Year-old Virgin by Kakamorufu(m): 3:05pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
oya. make e go dey chop stony beans for prison. Igbo |
Re: Guard Jailed 14 Years For Raping 29- Year-old Virgin by kingcypress: 3:17pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
anotherydz:So you have to go through the stress of checking names? |
Re: Guard Jailed 14 Years For Raping 29- Year-old Virgin by Nobody: 3:22pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
kingcypress: Do you have to go through the rigor of quoting me? |
Re: Guard Jailed 14 Years For Raping 29- Year-old Virgin by kogistar: 3:23pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
screaming in IGBO language ? nawa o |
Re: Guard Jailed 14 Years For Raping 29- Year-old Virgin by newyorks(m): 3:28pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
kingcypress:Lolz editing tnx u know. |
Re: Guard Jailed 14 Years For Raping 29- Year-old Virgin by kingcypress: 3:29pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
anotherydz:Ok!!! lets stop the stress and rigor of quoting each other... |
Re: Guard Jailed 14 Years For Raping 29- Year-old Virgin by Nobody: 3:39pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
kingcypress: ok |
Re: Guard Jailed 14 Years For Raping 29- Year-old Virgin by Fourwinds: 9:25pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
joespiceman:nonsense.... Nice sentencing.... D blocus could have been smash as well |
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