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A Lagos-based landlord, James Onuoha, who was accused of raping his tenant’s 14-year-old niece, has denied the allegation, but said that the N1,000 he gave her was a Christmas gift.

Onuoha is standing trial before a Lagos State High Court in Igbosere on four counts bordering on defilement.

The prosecutor, Jide Martins, had told the court that Onuoha wilfully had an unlawful sexual intercourse with the victim without her consent.

He said the offences contravened sections 134 (2), 135 (1), 137 and 258 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011.

Martins had called several witnesses, including the victim, to prove his case.

At Thursday’s proceedings, Onuoha, while being led in evidence by his counsel, Victor Olowonla, explained to the court how he visited his house at No. 25 Samuel Amoore Street, Idowu Estate, Oke-Ira Nla, Ajah, Lagos, on January 4, 2016, to inspect the premises and meet his tenant, Kenneth, who he said owed him two years’ rent.

He stated, “I called Kenneth on several occasions but he did not answer his calls; I decided to visit him at home but when I got there, Kenneth was not there.

“I knocked on the door to Kenneth’s apartment, a young girl came out and said Kenneth was not around. I asked the girl her age, she said she was 16 years old and she granted me access to the apartment so that I could carry out an inspection.

“In the past, Kenneth used to hide from me, so I thought he was hiding. I got into the apartment for inspection; I did not touch her (the girl); it was during the Christmas period and that was why I gave her N1,000 as a gift.

“Two days after my visit to the house, I got a telephone call from my office that my tenant (Kenneth) had reported that I raped a girl.

“I was also called by the police from the Lamgbasa Police Station and the case was transferred to the Zone 2 Police Command.”

Onuoha, during cross-examination by the state counsel, admitted that he did not inform the tenant before visiting the house.

He added that he never knew that the victim just came to Lagos to stay with her uncle at the time of the incident.

The presiding judge, Justice Adedayo Akintoye, adjourned the case till March 28, for the continuation of hearing.

The prosecutor had earlier told the court that Onuoha allegedly committed the offences on January 4, 2016, around 11.30am at No. 25 Samuel Amoore Street, Idowu Estate, Oke-Ira Nla, Ajah, Lagos.

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Some of these bloggers keep fueling unnecessary tribalism. Must you tell us the name?. and the moderators will happily push the tribalistic thread to the front page. Typical nairaland.

Landlord Onuoha is the real Father Christmas. ..stupid agbaya

Why do I think Kenneth must have been hiding somewhere in the house and was watching a livestream of his niece getting molested but cowardly watched on as she got defiled because he owed rent.

So he gaved her 1k for Christmas

The case get K-leg,but If police interrogate the girl very well they will get the facts

Ok

amaniro:
Some of these bloggers keep fueling unnecessary tribalism. Must you tell us the name?. and the moderators will happily push the tribalistic thread to the front page. Typical nairaland.

the landlord na ibo man o

Okay

jυѕт caмe тo cнecĸ ѕoмeтнιng




and ι’м υnperтυrвed

They should conduct a test for evidence

a Lagos landlord


Wake me up when you see a Yorubaman with property outside yorubaland.

I'm sure the man didn't committed the crime.

The tenant might just be framing him up


Why can’t they have dna and foresenic tests to determine rape in Nigeria ? Lots of fake rape accusations

xynerise:
They should conduct a test for evidence

Yeah. I think the landlord is being framed up

IvarTheBoneless:
Kenneth ONUOHA

Rape and crimes are glued to their DNA...they just can't help it

I guess you didn't read it. They are different people

RIP(rest in prison)

;DOnuoha sounds afonja to me,abi no be so?

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amaniro:
Some of these bloggers keep fueling unnecessary tribalism. Must you tell us the name?. and the moderators will happily push the tribalistic thread to the front page. Typical nairaland.

Thunder fire your mouth there

If he was from another tribe we all know your comment will be different.

amaniro:
Some of these bloggers keep fueling unnecessary tribalism. Must you tell us the name?. and the moderators will happily push the tribalistic thread to the front page. Typical nairaland.

NL mods are unabashedly the best hate speech fuelers in Africa.

It is in NL that the word "Afonja" was first used to coin Yorubas.

It is in NL that the word "Fl@theads" was used to describe Igbos.

Sooner or later, growing generations of social media savvy Nigerian children may forget the true name of ethnic tribes in Nigeria.
Thanks to the tribalistic NL mods who don't do anything to sanitize their forums.

IMO, they should just arrest one of them for crimes of promoting hate speech. The flames of ethnic bashing are too intense here.

Typical case of The Hunter being hunted.
It’s either a consensual sex or no sex.
The 1,000 gift says it all.

Rapists don’t pay after!!!!

Fadedvoices2:



Yeah. I think the landlord is being framed up

Exactly. Especially when the reporter(Witness) is the said tenant hiding from him.

The man may be innocent.

Christmas gift in January... What a generous landlord

Well, I guess he was framed cos of rent

None of them had any witness. The girl might be working with her uncle to frame the man or he might have truly raped her.
Where were the witnesses when he raped her. No noise or nothing?
So, the only thing we hope for is that the judge
removes sentiments from this issue.