Three men, Bashorun Babajide,
Aje Olumayowa, and Babajide Ajayi, have been arraigned before the Tinubu
Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, for allegedly kidnapping and raping an
undergraduate of the University of Lagos.
In the eight counts which the police
preferred against the defendants, it was alleged that after raping the girl,
the men also took snapshots of their victim and posted them on the Internet.
It was alleged that within a few days
of the upload, the nude photographs went viral on social media, exposing
Titiloye to ridicule and shame.
It was reported in June, 2013 how the 22-year-old girl was
abducted and raped at Ajose Street, on the Lagos Island.
The crime was said to have been
uncovered and reported to the police after the attention of the family members
of the victim was called to the pictures circulating online.
The police told the court on Thursday
that Babajide, Mayowa and Ajayi also assaulted and attempted to murder their
victim.
The police said the incident occurred
in April, 2013.
The three accused persons were
arraigned for kidnap, rape, assault, battery, unlawful detention and attempted
murder.
The charge read in part, “That you,
Bashorun Babajide, m, Aje Olumayowa, m and Babajide Ajayi, m, on
the 28th day of April 2013, at about 1930hrs at No 1, Ajose Street, Lagos
Island in the Lagos Magisterial District, did conspire to wit kidnap and rape.
“That you, Bashorun Babajide, m , Aje
Olumayowa, m, and Babajide Ajayi, m, on the same date, time and place in the
aforesaid magisterial district did detain one Tolulope Titilayo,f, 22 years
without her consent for the purpose of unlawful sexual intercourse.
“That you, Bashorun Babajide, m , Aje
Olumayowa, m and Babajide Ajayi, m, on the same date, time and place in the
aforementioned magisterial district did unlawfully take the nude photograph of
one Tolulope Titiloye,f, 22yrs, without her consent and posted same on the
internet.”
The prosecutor said the offences were
contrary to and punishable under Sections 409, 269, 144(1), 258, 135(2),
150(1)(2), 228, 56(a) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011.
The defendants said they were not
guilty of the charges.
It was reported that the complainant
was not in court because she had not recovered from her ordeals in the hands of
the culprits.
The magistrate, Mrs. S.K Matepo,
admitted the defendants to bail in the sum of N100, 000 with two sureties each
in like sum.
The matter was adjourned till October
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