Teenage Boy In Court For Raping 80-Year Old Blind Woman In Lagos

A teenager, Avoseh Satingo, was yesterday arraigned before a Yaba chief magistrate’s court in Lagos, over alleged rape of an 80-year-old blind woman.

The police had on March 24 charged the teenager with defiling an octogenarian on her bed.

Prosecutor, ASP Godwin Anyanwu, told the court that the accused, who resides at the Cele Church Bus Stop, Bilewu Oshoffa area, Agbovipe village, Badagry, raped the grandmother in her room.

He said Satingo committed the offence on February 17 at 1p.m.

“Satingo took advantage of the condition of the blind complainant and defiled her on her bed.

“He was apprehended by members of the community who sighted him coming out of his victim’s room as she cried for help.”

He said the offence contravened Sections 258 and 259 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

It, therefore, ordered that the accused be remanded in prison custody.

Magistrate Yewande Aje-Afunwa made this known following advice by the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) – the court had in March adjourned the case pending the DPP’s advice.

She said the DPP advised that a prima facie case had been established against 19-year-old Satingo.