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A bricklayer, Emmanuel John, was on Friday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly raping a 38-year-old food vendor.
John, 34, however, denied the charge and was granted bail in the sum of N200, 000.
The Magistrate, Mrs A.O. Gbajumo, who gave the ruling, also told the accused to provide two sureties as part of the bail conditions.
According to Gbajumo, the sureties should be gainfully employed and also show evidence of two years tax payment to the Lagos State Government.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Sgt. Mike Unah, said the accused, who pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of conspiracy and r*pe, committed the offences on June 20 at Addo in Ajah, near Lagos.
Unah alleged that the accused, who resides at Mashy Hill Estate in Ajah, conspired with another person now at large, to forcefully have carnal knowledge of the complainant.
Unah said that the complainant she was hawking cooked beans and yam when the accused called her and told her he wanted to buy beans.
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