Male nurse arraigned for allegedly drugging, raping 19-year-old girl

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Male nurse arraigned for allegedly drugging, raping 19-year-old girl

A 27-year-old male nurse, Olugbenga Isaac, was on Tuesday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos for allegedly drugging and raping a 19-year-old girl.
The prosecutor, Insp. Clifford Ogu, told the court that the accused committed the offence on Sept.15 at Onipanu, Lagos.

He said “The accused had sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent.

“The complainant had toothache, she called the nurse to administer drugs on her, instead, the accused injected her with some substance suspected to be sleeping injection.

“The complainant slept off and the accused raped her and left.

“The complainant regained consciousness after several hours and was bleeding from her private part, it was dawned on her that she had been raped,” he added.

The accused person however pleaded not guilty.

The offence is said to have contravened Section 258 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

Section 258 provides that if convicted of the offence, the accused is liable to life imprisonment.

The Magistrate, Mrs T. Akanni granted him bail in the sum of N200,000, with two sureties in like sum.

The case was adjourned till November 30 for mention.