Upcoming musicians arraigned for raping teenager

Two upcoming musicians have been charged before an Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court for allegedly defiling a 17 year-old girl.

Ekene Ozor, 24, and Daniel Eni, 21, are standing trial before Magistrate M.B. Folami for allegedly forcing their penises into the mouth and vagina of Nancy Amaka.
 
Prosecuting Corporal Oladejo Balogun told the court that the accused committed the crime on August 5, about 12pm at 10, Joe Ejeye Street, Ejigbo. He said they conspired to have sex with Nancy Nkechi Abia Amaka. He added that the offenses contravened Sections 409 and 259 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos 2011.

The story was that Ekene invited the victim who had just finished secondary school for a musical video shoot and when she came, instead of taking her to the location, he locked her inside his room.

 After locking his door and removing the keys, he forced the victim to remove her clothes and started taking nude pictures of her.

 “When he had finished snapping me, he said he was going to post my naked pictures on the Internet if I refused to suck his penis,” Amaka told the court. She said after having sex with her, Ekene went and called his friend, who also took turn.After they had satisfied themselves she said, the victim seized her ATM card in a bid to extort money from her, and to blackmail her.

According to the report,she said she told her parents about the incident and they reported the case at the Ejigbo Police Station, following which they were arrested.

The accused pleaded not guilty and were granted N500,000 bail with two sureties in the like sum. 

Folami adjourned the matter till August 31.