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  • Carpenter rapes 15 year old orphan in Enugu

    Carpenter rapes 15 year old orphan in Enugu

    A carpenter has been by the police in Enugu for allegedly raping a 15 year old SS1 pupil ‎said to be an orphan.

    It was gathered that the suspect identified as Casmir Eze from Umugoji Orba in Udenu local Government Area of Enugu had on Sunday at about 2am gained entrance to the compound of the victim identified as Marcillus Ogechi by scaling through the fence and thereafter forced the victim to open the door.

    He threatened her to open the door or risk being killed should she fail.

    It was further gathered when the victim who was warned not to shout or alert neighbours opened the door, the suspect who was said to be covering his face with scarf went into the room and allegedly pointed a gun at the victim and ordered her to switch off the lantern in the room and thereafter forcefully pounced on the victim and had carnal knowledge of her.

    Angered by this, and unknown that he was identified by the victim, the victim reported to the relations who assisted her to report to the police.

    The police immediately swung into action that led to the arrest of the suspect who is now helping the police in their investigations.

    According to the police spokesman, Ebere Amaraizu the suspect confessed committing the crime but maintained that it was the devil that pushed him into the act.

    According to him, “I don’t know what came over me although, I have been targeting how to get the girl since and no way hence I had to come through this way.‎”

     

  • Carpenter held for ‘stealing’ customer’s N46, 000

    A 24-year-old carpenter, Jude Isaac, has been arraigned at an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly entering into the apartment of his customer to steal N46, 000.

    Prosecuting police Inspector Kemi Adeniran, said the accused committed the offence on June 20 at his customer’s residence at Agric Street in Agbowa, Ikorodu.

    Adeniran said the accused had earlier helped the complainant, one Mr Pascal Okeh, to repair his broken ceiling.

    “The carpenter purposely left one side of the ceiling uncovered with intent to come back to carry out his evil intentions.

    “The complainant observed that whenever he left some money in his apartment, he usually finds out that part of it is missing, but he did not know who was taking it.

    “So, one day, he pretended as if he had gone out, only to find out that the carpenter usually gained entrance into the apartment through the ceiling he left uncovered,’’ the prosecutor said.

    Adeniran said the accused stole N46, 000 on the day he was nabbed and handed over to the police.

    “The offence contravenes Section 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011,’’ he said.

    The accuse pleaded not guilty and was granted N20, 000 bail with one surety in the like sum.

    Magistrate Makanju Oshodi, adjourned the case till August 13.