Crippled Man Jailed In Kirikiri Prison For Raping A Bread Seller In Lagos

A physically challenged man, Kundus Kazeem, has
been arrested and charged before Apapa Magistrate's
court after he allegedly raped a 19-year old bread seller
in his Ajegunle home, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria.
He is now facing a two-count charge of felony and rape
under the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State.
The suspect allegedly lured the victim into his one
room apartment at Cemetery Road, Ajegunle and with
the aid of a walking stick, forcefully had carnal
knowledge of her.
The 29-year old Kazeem who admitted that women
reject him because of his physical condition, said
nothing was wrong him except his two legs.
He also claimed he had sex with her after they agreed
on a fee and regretted that he was not able to meet the
initial condition she gave him.
Kazeem told P.M .NEWS that he did not rape the
teenager as she claimed.
He said before they went to his room, they agreed that
he will pay N1,000 for the act and that he used part of
the money he had on him to entertain her by buying
drinks for her and himself, after which he gave her
N400.
He said she became angry and went and told her parents
that he raped her.
Contrary to his claim of bargaining with her,
P.M.NEWS gathered that Kazeem asked the victim to
come to his room and sell bread to him.
She did not suspect anything and took the bread to him
and when she entered his room, he locked his door and
threw her on his bed and used his walking stick to tie
her hands, tore her pant and raped her.
The victim went home and told her parents what
happened and the matter was reported to the police and
he was arrested and charged to court for the alleged
offence.
When the charge was read to him, he pleaded not
guilty. The presiding Magistrate, Mr M.K.O. Fadeyi
granted him bail in the sum of N500,000 with two
sureties in like sum.
He was remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri pending
when he will perfect his bail conditions.
The matter was adjourned till 6 December 2013
Source: PM NEWS