A 22-year-old undergraduate of Caleb University, Lagos,
Ugochukwu Agudosi, has been arraigned before an Ikeja
Magistrate Court, Lagos, for allegedly raping a lady in an
uncompleted building in Ikeja metropolis.
Agudosi, who is facing a four-count charge bordering on
rape, preferred against him by the Police, was docked
before Magistrate Sule Hamsat, Monday.
Prosecutor, Inspector Roman Unuigbe, said that the
offence committed is punishable under Sections 260,
261,262 and 258 of the criminal laws No 11, Vol 44 laws
of Lagos State of Nigeria 2011.
However, when the charge was read to him, he pleaded
not guilty. Magistrate Hamsat granted him bail in the sum
of N100,000, with two sureties in like sum.
He was unable to meet the bail condition and was
remanded in prison custody.
The undergraduate, who was arrested by Policemen at
Area ‘F’ Command, Ikeja, Vanguard, gathered, had been
remanded in prison custody over a similar offence.
It was gathered that Ugochukwu’s first victim was a 22-
year-old lady (names withheld), who was his senior in
school.
‘How he operates’
His modus oparandi, it was gathered, include chatting up
his victims on BlackBerry. Along the line, he would invite
them for a date, a plan his victims usually fall for because
of his posh car.
Rather than take them to an eatery as anticipated, he
would take them to an uncompleted building in Ikeja
Government Reserved Area, where he allegedly raped
them.
Police sources said: “Immediately he raped any of his
victims, he would delete their contacts from his BB chat.
“Nemesis caught up with him after one of them, who
turned out to be his senior in school, reported to the
Police, leading to Agudosi’s arrest.
“He was charged to court and remanded in prison
custody because he could not meet his bail conditions,
but was later released.
“When the case came up for hearing, the lady said she
wanted to withdraw the case. This made it difficult for
policemen to continue with the prosecution, since there
was no direct witness.”
Just after his release, he reportedly attacked another 22-
year-old lady. The incident reportedly occurred on August
27 at 8pm.
The lady was said to have reported the case at the Area F
Command, which led to the re-arrest of Enugu State-born
Agudosi.
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