Man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping and robbing a UNILAG student

Man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping and robbing a UNILAG student

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A man by the name, Collins Okechukwu has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping and robbing a student of UNILAG in the university premises in Lagos. 

Justice Soladoye who noted that the prosecution proved the charges of rape and robbery against Okechukwu beyond reasonable doubt, sentenced him to life imprisonment for rape, and 21 years’ imprisonment for robbery.

  Justice Soladayo said; “The testimony of the defendant portrayed him as a pathological liar in the sense that he claimed that University of Lagos Guest House was fully booked and the survivor was sex-starved, which made them have sex on the bare floor.“

This is unbelievable and watery. The defendant lured the survivor into the admin block, brought out a pistol, raped her and robbed her of her valuables thereafter. 

The claim of the defendant to have met the survivor at the guest house and she agreed to have sex with him was consistently laced with irregularities and found unreliable. 

The defendant is found guilty as charged of the two offences and sentenced to life imprisonment in respect to rape and 21 years’ jail term for robbery. 

The sentences shall run concurrently. He should have his name entered in the Sex Offenders Register of the Lagos State Government.”

 The Judge also warned women against giving out their phone numbers to strange people saying;  What manner of a woman is the victim herself? She should desist from giving out her numbers for unnecessary frolicking”