Police Arraign Man For Detaining Girl For Sexual Purpose

The police on Friday arraigned a middle-aged man,
Dominic Abutu, in a Wuse Zone 2 Chief Magistrates’
Court in Abuja for unlawfully detaining a 20-year-
old girl for sexual purpose.
Abutu of Karimo, Abuja, was arraigned on two
charges of unlawful detention and rape, which he
pleaded not guilty.
The Prosecutor, John Simon, said the matter was
reported by Jennifer Buba at the Wuse Police
Station on Oct. 20.
Simon said the complainant received a call from her
niece stating that she was held hostage by the
defendant at his house.
He said the victim was staying at Mpape with her
Aunt before the defendant got her a job as a
housemaid in Maitama.
The prosecutor said after some days, the victim
called the defendant and complained that she didn’t
like the place she was working.
Simon said the defendant asked her to come to his
house so that he could take her to another house
to work.
He said since then the defendant unlawfully
detained the victim against her will to have sexual
intercourse with her.
The prosecutor said the offences contravened
sections 273 and 275 of the Penal Code.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the
charges.
The Senior Magistrate, Fatima Bukar, granted bail to
the defendant in the sum of N200, 000 with a surety
in like sum.
Bukar said the surety must reside within the
jurisdiction of the court, and adjourned the matter
till Nov. 14 for hearing.

NAN