Gang-rape: Absence of defence counsel stalls trial of 5 UNILAG students vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
Reports have it that Moboluwaji Omowole, 19, Chuka Chukwu, 19, Peace Nwakanma, 19, James Aguedu, 20 and Josephine Osemeka, 20, students of the University of Lagos were arraigned over defilement of a child, permitting the defilement of a child in a premises, and pro-curation.Proceedings on Thursday, scheduled for the cross-examination of the complainant, name withheld, could not hold due to the absence of Mr Bisi Ademulegun, the new defence counsel to Omowole, the first defendant.
Reacting to the letter, which was read in court by Justice Abiola Soladoye, Mr Jide Martins, a Deputy Director of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions and lead prosecutor in the case requested that the trial should go ahead.“I am of the view that the matter is due for hearing and the delay occasioned by the learned gentleman is unfortunate, as this case has been on since Feb. 26.The defence counsel, however, did not oppose Ademulegun’s request for an adjournment.
Mr Lawal Pedro counsel to Aguedo said that the new charge filed by the prosecution, had brought a “new twist” to the case. Mr N. J Edechime counsel to Osemeka noted that in the new charge, his client had an additional charge filed against her. Reports have it that the complainant had on Feb. 26, testified in court that she was lured by Nwankama, who was her roommate, to High Rise, a staff quarters hostel at UNILAG.
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