I won’t believe a woman would ordinarily help her husband
rape another woman, neither will I believe a man will voluntarily ask his wife
to help him rape a girl, except there is more to it. I know a lot of people do
not believe in jazz, but hey there’s jazz, and this to me isn’t just a rape. I
hope God delivers her. The story;
A housewife, Uzoima Patrick has been charged along with her
husband, Ezechima over the rape, by the husband of their 16 year old house
keeper. The couple was arraigned today before the Yaba Chief
Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
Ezechima, 42 and Uzoima, 37, who reside at 14 Iyajesha
Street, Amikonle in Alagbado, a Lagos suburb, are facing a three-count charge
of conspiracy, child defilement and rape.The prosecutor, ASP Godwin Anyanwu, told the court that the
accused committed the offences between June 1 and June 4 at their residence.
He alleged that the husband conspired with his wife to rape
the teenage housekeeper.
“Patrick conspired with his wife to defile the 16-year-old
girl. Uzoima had overpowered the girl for the husband to rape her.’’
Uzoima threatened to stab the girl with a knife to force her
to cooperate with her husband, the prosecutor said.
He said the offences contravened Sections 137, 258 and 409
of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. Section 258 stipulates life
imprisonment for rape. The couple has denied the charge.
In her ruling, the Magistrate, Mrs Yewande Aje-Afunwa,
granted the accused bail in the sum of N100, 000 each with two sureties each in
like sum.
Further hearing in the case was fixed for 22 September
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