Two Imams have been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate court for allegedly raping two minors.
The Islamic teachers, identified as 32-year-old Kamaledeen Alade and 27-year-old Hammed Adebayo, were arraigned before a Surulere Chief Magistrate Court in Lagos for on a four count charge of conspiracy, rape, sexual penetration and application of charm.
The Police prosecutor, Sergeant Anthonia Osayande told the court that Alade was the founder of a group where youths attended to learn the Quran, while Adebayo was an assistant to Alade, in tutoring the youths.
Osayande said the accused persons and one other, now at large, committed the offences at No. 24, Amosun Street, Sari-Iganmu area of the state on July 11 at about 10.05 a.m.
According to the police prosecutor, Alade alongside the other accused persons gang-raped the 14-year-old while he allowed Adebayo to rape the 16-year-old.
Osayande said, “They conspired among themselves and did have sexual intercourse turn-by-turn with the girls, after which they forcefully applied charms on their necks.
“One of the girls who could not bear the pains confessed the incident to her parents, which led to their arrest.’’
Osayande said the offences contravened Sections 127(1), 137, 261 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
When the charges were read to both accused persons, they pleaded not guilty.
Against this backdrop, the Chief Magistrate, Aro Lambo granted the accused bail in the sum of N200, 000 each, with two sureties each in like sum.