Student remanded for allegedly raping mad woman

2 days ago

A secondary school student in Adamawa State has been remanded for allegedly raping a mad woman three times.

The student, Idris Alex Emeka who attends Capital Government Day Secondary School, pleaded guilty at the Chief Magistrate Court 2 in Yola where he is arraigned on a charge of rape.

Magistrate Musa Alhaji Adamu, the presiding judge of the court, remanded the 20-year-old defendant after he pleaded guilty to the offence.

The prosecution had told the court that the student was caught in the sex romp with the mentally ill woman on the 26th of June 2024.

In its First Information Report tendered in court, the prosecution alleged that the defendant had sexual intercourse with the mentally retarded woman on three occasions.

The prosecuting officer, Inspector Galeon Nimrod, told the court that one Habu Jibrilla came to Karewa Police Station and reported the matter.

Nimrod said Jibrilla, who is of the State Low-Cost Housing Estate in Jimeta, stated that he caught the defendant having sex with the mentally unhinged woman by the street side around 6:40am and decided to take hold of him and hand him over to the police.

Student remanded for allegedly raping mad woman