An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Thursday admitted a 35-
year-old banker, Adedoyin Odukoya, to bail in the sum
of N500, 000 for allegedly raping his girlfriend’s 19-
year-old housemaid.
Odukoya, who resides at Ketu, Lagos, pleaded not guilty
to the one-count charge of rape.
Magistrate Y.R Pinheiro, who gave the ruling, ordered
the accused to produce two sureties in like sum.
Pinheiro said the sureties must be gainfully employed
and show evidence of two years tax payment to the
Lagos State Government.
The Prosecutor, Insp. Mathew Akhaluode, told the court
that the accused committed the offence on Nov. 9,
2016 at Olayinwola Str., Agege, Ikeja.
Akhaluode said the accused forcefully had carnal
knowledge of the housemaid.
The complainant said she was at home, when Odukoya
came and told her that his girlfriend, who was her boss,
had instructed him to drop a letter with her.
“The housemaid said that she expected Odukoya to
leave after dropping the letter, but instead he told her to
go and have her bath.
“The complainant said she confused but she decided to
listen to him since he was a friend to her boss.
“The housemaid alleged that when she was coming out
of the bathroom, she was shocked to see Odukoya
waiting at the entrance.
“She said that the accused removed her towel, dragged
her to the sitting room and forcefully had sexual
intercourse with her.
“The housemaid further explained that after the incident,
she immediately called her boss on phone and narrated
everything that had happened to her.
“The teenage housemaid said that her employer rushed
home and quickly took her to a nearby hospital, where
she was given medication to flush her system.
“The complainant said that the case was reported to
the police and the accused was arrested and taken to
the police station for further questioning,” he said.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened Section
258 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. The
Section 258 prescribes life imprisonment upon
conviction for rape.
The case was adjourned until January 30 for mention.
