Suspects who allegedly gang-raped UNILAG student seek bail

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The trial of four undergraduates of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and an undergraduate of Babcock University who allegedly gang-raped a female student, was on Monday stalled in an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court due to a change in counsel.

Moboluwaji Omowole, 19, Chuka Chukwu, 19, Peace Nwankama, 19, James Aguedo, 20 and Osemeka Josephine, 20 are alleged by the prosecution to be some of the students involved in the serial gang-rape of a UNILAG student within the premises of the institution.

“In order for justice to be done, I will need time to study the proof of evidence in this case in order to properly cross-examine the witness. Their defence counsel had noted that the students had no prior criminal record and had all attended court proceedings since their arraignment at the Magistrate Court in March 2017

“He is suffering from a back ailment that requires expert medical attention, we have documents from the National Orthopedic Hospital as proof, he has never abused the privilege of administrative bail given to him. “The first defendant is a second-year student of UNILAG, he would not jump bail and he has never defaulted coming to court and the has always been present with his parents.

“My Lord’s granting the application will make the applicant attend her studies even though there is a pending charge,” he said.

 

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