A 20-year-old unemployed, Emmanuel Tochukwu was on Wednesday arraigned before a Surulere Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl.
The prosecutor, Pc. Samuel Ishola told the court that the accused, with others at large, gang- raped the minor on Oct. 10,at the Salvation Army School Compound, Surulere, Lagos.
He said when the accused was arrested, he owned up to having had unlawfully carnal knowledge of the girl but later changed his plea.
According to him, the offence contravenes section 358, Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos state.
The accused,however, pleaded not guilty to the offence.
Magistrate, A. Tobi, granted the accused N20,000 bail with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case till Nov. 8 for further hearing.
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