Man rapes girlfriend to death in Abeokuta

An Abeokuta, Ogun State Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the detention of one Michael Oyejide, 24, in the Ibara prison for allegedly raping his 18-year-old girlfriend to death.

The Magistrate, Martins Akinyemi, ordered that the accused be remanded in the prison pending legal advice from the state Director of Public Prosecution.

 Oyejide, who resides at Ijeja, in Abeokuta, is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, rape and murder.

However, while his plea was not taken by the court, Akinyemi, thereafter, adjourned the case till June 5 for mention.

 Earlier, the Prosecutor, Corporal Moshood Hammed, told the court that the accused and one other at large committed the offence on January 8 at about 11:41pm at Ijeja in Abeokuta. 

Hammed said the accused and his accomplice had raped the girl after a party to celebrate his birthday.

 He said: “At about 8pm, Oyejide, aka MI, celebrated his birthday at Adigbe and some ladies were invited.

“Later in the night, the accused and one other got the victim, who is also a friend, drunk.

“The accused and his friend took the victim to his house at Ijeja and they raped her to death.”

 The prosecutor said the accused thereafter pretended to be sympathisers and rushed their victim to the hospital where she was confirmed dead.

“The management of the hospital reported the case to the police, which led to Oyejide’s arrest,” Hammed said.

The prosecutor said that the offence contravened Sections 516, 357 and 358 of the Criminal Law of Ogun State, 2006.