A
36-year-old man, Ezechi Uwazie, has been arraigned before a Surulere Magistrate Court in Lagos over alleged abduction of a 17-year-old girl.
The
accused is facing a two-count charge of abduction and fraud.
The
Prosecutor, Sgt. Christopher Okoliko, told the court that the accused
committed the offences with others still at large at Suru-Alaba in
Orile-Iganmu area of Lagos on Aug.19 at 12.00 p.m.
According to him,
the accused walked up to the girl and presented himself as an
importer, who is in search of the place where his goods are kept.
“The girl, who was sent to the bank by her boss, described how he
can get to Cele Bus Stop in Okota, Lagos. The man insisted that
she should take him to the place claiming that he was new in Lagos. Suddenly, a man, who is also an accomplice, came to meet the girl,
pretending that he did not know the man, suggested that they should
accompany the man to the place.
“The girl became unconscious and
accepted the offer and they boarded a bus heading to Cele Bus Stop. When they alighted from the bus, they told the girl that they
should take a bus heading to Ejigbo, but the girl insisted that she
cannot help again. When they were at Cele Bus Stop, a man, who
noticed that something was fishy, went to a nearby police station to
report,’’ Okoliko said.
Okoliko noted that in the course of the argument, the
accomplice pretending to be a Good Samaritan saw the man coming with
a policeman and absconded.
"The `fake importer’ was immediately
arrested. The offences contravened Sections 141 and 409 of the
Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011" the prosecutor added.
The Magistrate, Mrs. M.I. Dan-Oni,
granted the accused bail in the sum of 200,000 with two reliable
sureties in like sum. The sureties must be gainfully employed and
must show evidence of tax payment to the state government, she said.
The case was adjourned to Sept.13 for trial.
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