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An Investigating Police Officer, Inspector Elizabeth Osikolu, on Monday, narrated to the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Home Violence Court docket how a Lagos housewife allegedly coerced a 19-year-old woman right into a sexual relationship along with her husband to bear a baby for them.
Omolara Alashe, the housewife, and her husband, Ramoni Lateef, face three prices: conspiracy, rape, and sexual assault.
Whereas presenting proof, Inspector Osikolu testified that the alleged incident occurred in 2022.
She defined that the teenage sufferer, who had just lately misplaced her mom, was provided shelter by the couple of their Ojota residence.
Nevertheless, the officer revealed that the woman’s keep quickly took a darkish flip.
In response to Osikolu, the sufferer disclosed that Alashe recurrently pressured her into having relations with Lateef.
As well as, the sufferer reported bodily abuse, stating that the couple allegedly beat her each time she made errors within the family.
The lead state counsel, Mr. Babajide Boye, led the police witness in detailing the abuse, defined the severity of the allegations.
The Information Company of Nigeria studies {that a} witness testified in court docket that Omolara, the primary defendant, allegedly woke a 19-year-old woman in the midst of the night time and stripped her, permitting the second defendant, Ramoni, to assault her.
The investigating police officer (IPO) instructed the court docket that her investigation revealed that Omolara and Ramoni had beforehand misplaced a child in October 2022. Since then, Omolara had been unable to conceive, and the couple allegedly determined to make use of {the teenager} to bear youngsters for Ramoni to forestall him from marrying another person.
The witness said, “The woman reported that sooner or later within the sitting room, Omolara beat her, stripped her, and inserted her fingers into her non-public components. Afterwards, she threw the woman out, and seized her ATM card, telephone line, and wage to disclaim her entry to her funds.”
Beneath cross-examination, defence counsel Mr Lekan Egberongbe questioned the credibility of the woman’s account, however the witness insisted on its truthfulness, including that Omolara admitted to among the acts in her assertion.
The witness additionally famous that if the 19-year-old had consented to the abuse, she wouldn’t have reported it to the Home and Sexual Violence Company (DSVA) or sought a medical examination on the Mirabel Centre.
Justice Oshodi adjourned the case till February 3, 2025, for additional proceedings.
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