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Realdeals: Justice Oyejide Falola of the Osun State High Court sitting in Ikirun on Tuesday discharged and acquitted the Alowa of Ilowa-Ijesa, Oba Adebukola Alli, over a charge of raping an NYSC member.

Delivering judgment, Falola said that the plaintiff, Miss Helen Okpara, failed to tender enough exhibits to convince the court beyond reasonable doubt that she was raped by the monarch.

The judge also held that the plaintiff, who accused the monarch of raping her at his private residence in Osogbo, failed to prove that she was raped.

He said a case of rape could only be established with exhibits such as bed sheet, the victim’s pant and a medical report indicating forceful penetration, adding that the prosecutor failed to tender all these.

Falola said Okpara also failed to show the bruises on her private part as evidence that she was raped.

He further said the prosecutor failed to show to the court the plaintiff’s torn clothes as she had claimed in her submissions before the court.

While stressing that a case of rape must be proved with injuries sustained on the private part as well as other parts of the body, Falola said the court was not convinced that Okpara sustained any injury.

Falola said the court was able to establish the fact that Okpara and the monarch had been having regular sexual relationship before a misunderstanding ensued between them.

He, however, condemned such relationship involving a traditional ruler, saying his action had brought his stool into disrepute as well as disgrace to his family and community.

But Mr Femi Adedokun, the counsel to both Okpara and the state government, said he would seek advice from the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice before considering appealing the judgment.

On his part, the defence counsel, Mr Taofeeq Tewogbade, commended the judgment, describing it as “God’s judgment which came at the appointed time.’’

The case had been ongoing for almost three years before Tuesday’s judgment.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/10/rape-nysc-member-court-frees-osun-monarch/

if he so much love nig,why dont he nationalise as a nigerian n go live in borno to enjoy almagamation wit us

i smell sumtin fishy in nwabueze resignation .cud it be dt his life was threatened

*whistling n strolling*

nyc one my presido.kip d smile to put haterx to shame

@op,wat is dis all abt cuz am kind of confused

i cant believe dt am livin in d same country religious lunatics wit out souls..hw cn a normal human being slaugther dt helpless woman lyk a ram..it hv been beta if she was shot dan kiled lyk dt..may nig breakup in jesus name

i wish there was sumtin to be missed bt there is ntin there except tribalism,insurgency,corruption n militancy

passion007: From the same mind that asked:

Smh.
You're far gone, bro.
Remedy not in sight

if i were u, i stp exchangin words wit d bigot.his hate for d igbos wil kip gvin him HP

good news n nice development.lets hope other unis emulates d great 'lions n lioness

buhari shud cal his kinsmen to order cuz there ar causin mayhems everywia they ar both in se,sw,ss n in north

[quote author=IGBO-SON]^^^So where's the rail access? The pic doesn't show it![/quote]i was abt askin d same question

Donmams: You think the votes of the SS/SE is enough for GEJ? The fact is even you, with all your bigoted sense of reasoning knows fully well that GEJ can only win through rigging. The north will be ready for him in 2015. Let him try it!

n wat will northern elites do if nt arming bh wit more weapons to kill innocent pple

onitsha dont nid an airport,there is already a functionin international airport in enugu and a cargo airport in owerri.wat its nids nw a well functionin seaport

geeez: GEJ has the bread and the knife

Who else should the governors face?

He controls the police, airforce and army

evn if gej control d whole sercurity apparatus ,dt does nt mean dt d northern gov does nt hv a role to play in curbin d menace of bh insurgency..i cn remember durin time of d rampant kidnappin in aba,T.O did nt live everytin to d fg,he provided sum logistics support wic helped in reducin d rate of kidnappin in aba..northern govs kippin silence n nt condemnin d bh attacks is givin nigerians d impression dt they hv a hand in d bh insurgency..so dude,u shud stp blamin gej for everytin dt hapens in nig

is dis suppose to b joke

asha 80: ignoring the rural areas and schools therein is the opportunity cost of making enugu city good.

yea,i quite agree wit u bt at least,d govt shud renovate sum of it in each of d senatorial zones

chime has reali tried for enugu infrastructure changin enugu into one of d most liveable cities in nig.kudos to him bt he has nt done much work in educational sector..sum of d public skuls ar ntin to write home abt especially in d rural areas.
I rep 042

joeluv: mono rail foundation

dis luks more lyk zik avenue bridge