LASU Student Who Raped 2 LASU Virgin Girls Sentenced To 21 Years Imprisonment
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced a student of Lagos State University (LASU), Afeez Ogunbowale, to 21 years imprisonment for involvement in armed robbery and rape of two fellow LASU students. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo sentenced Ogunbowale after finding him guilty of five counts bordering on conspiracy, rape and armed robbery. Taiwo said that the prosecution proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt. She held that the testimony of the victims was compelling, adding that they were able to positively identify Ogunbowale as one of the culprits. “The defendant is hereby sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for conspiracy, 21 years’ imprisonment each for counts of armed robbery and 21 years’ imprisonment each for counts of rape. “The sentences are to run concurrently,” she said. On hearing the sentence, Ogunbowale who has been suspended by LASU over the case wept profusely at the dock. NAN reports that the prosecutio...