Two
chinese men, Chen Gang, 47 and Zhao Weidong, 31, who are employees of
China Civil Engineering Construction Company, were arraigned at the
Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, for allegedly conspiring to
rape a 20-year-old Nigerian lady, Oluchi Chukwuemeka.
It
was gathered that both the accused and the victim were co-workers and
the incident was said to have happened at Railway Compound in the Ebute
Meta area of Lagos.
According
to report, Chen had made several séxual passes at Oluchi, who ignored
them and she was said to have reported the harassment to the policemen
guarding the company. On the night of September 15, 2013, Chen
was said to have lured her into the store, locked the door and
forcefully began to take off her clothes. She began shouting, which drew
the attention of people nearby, including the policemen.
The
second defendant, Weidong, was said to have rushed to the store and
seized the girl’s phone and dumped it in the toilet but a policemen, ran
after him and recovered the phone in the water closet.
Both
men were arrested and arraigned on Wednesday on a seven count charge of
attempted rapé, séxual harassment, indécent assault, pervérsion of
justice and willful damage of Oluchi’s handset.
The
prosecutor, Inspector Moses Uaedmuvbo, said the offences were
punishable under Sections 260, 262, 134(2), 170, 91, 97, 348 of the
Criminal Code Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011.
Gang and Weidong pleaded not guilty.
The
magistrate, Mrs. M.O Tanimola, admitted the defendants to bail in the
sum of 100,000 with two responsible sureties who must be gainfully
employed with evidence of tax payment. The matter was adjourned till
October 17.
Source: Punch Nigeria
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