Twenty-five-year-old Monday Maule has been accused of raping
one Mrs. Chinyere Samuel, his neighbour’s wife, who is eight months pregnant
and has four children.
Maule was said to have committed the act on Monday, February
23, 2015.
It was gathered that Mr. Samuel, Chinyere’s husband, was not
always at home due to the nature of his job. Samuel, a Ghanaian by nationality
works with a Chinese construction company and hardly returns home to his
family.
Our correspondent learnt that Maule allegedly committed the
act by sneaking into the couple’s apartment during the early hours of the day
(5am) at Friends Colony Agungi, Lekki, Lagos.
It was learnt that Chinyere and her children were fast
asleep and Maule seized the opportunity to overpower her.
Chinyere was said to have woken up to find Maule on her. She
quickly raised the alarm and attracted other neighbours. The incident was said
to have caused her emotional and physical damage.
Maule was on Wednesday arraigned before Mrs. O. M. Sanyo of
the Lagos Magistrates’ Court, Tinubu, Lagos Island on one count of rape. The
charge read, “That you, Monday Maule, on February 23, 2015, at Friends Colony,
Agungi, Lekki, Lagos did unlawfully and forcefully have carnal knowledge of one
Chinyere Samuel without her consent and thereby committed an offence contrary
to and punishable under Section 259 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011.”
Maule pleaded not guilty and was admitted to bail in the sum
of N250, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
The magistrate said the sureties must show evidence of tax
payment to the Lagos State Government and one of the sureties must be a blood
relation of the defendant.
The matter was adjourned till Monday March 23, 2015, pending
legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.