Man bags life imprisonment for r@ping UNILAG student
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Apr 08, 2022
Man bags life imprisonment for raping UNILAG student
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A Lagos State Domestic Violence and Se-xual Offences Court, Ikeja, on Tuesday, sentenced a man, Collins Okechukwu, to life imprisonment for raping and robbing a 25-year-old student at the University of Lagos, Akoka.
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Delivering judgement, Justice Abiola Soladoye, who described Okechukwu as a pathological liar, held that the prosecution proved the charges of rape and robbery against Okechukwu beyond reasonable doubt.
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The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the judge sentenced Okechukwu to life imprisonment for rape, and 21 years' imprisonment for robbery.
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She said, "The testimony of the defendant portrayed him as a pathological liar in the sense that he claimed that University of Lagos Guest House was fully booked and the survivor was se-x-starved, which made them have se-x on the bare floor.
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"This is unbelievable and watery.
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"The defendant lured the survivor into the admin block, brought out a pistol, raped her and robbed her of her valuables thereafter.
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"The claim of the defendant to have met the survivor at the guest house and she agreed to have se-x with him was consistently laced with irregularities and found unreliable.
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"The defendant is found guilty as charged of the two offences and sentenced to life imprisonment in respect to rape and 21 years' jail term for robbery.
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"The sentences shall run concurrently.
"He should have his name entered in the Se-x Offenders Register of the Lagos State Government.ÔÇØ PUNCH
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