Two herbalists in Osun State have been
remanded in prison on the orders of a
Magistrate Court in Osogbo, the state
capital, for allegedly defrauding their
client and subsequently raping her.
The suspects identified as Musa Sule, 32,
Dauda Rasaq, 40, and one Femi
Akomolafe who is at large – are facing
the charges after they turned on the
victim and raped her when she paid a
visit to their shrine to seek help for her
problem of continual miscarriage.
The herbalists also reportedly defrauded
their patient of N29.5m, being the
amount collected from her to solve her
problem. The victim was said to have
been raped when she also complained to
them that she still suffered another
miscarriage despite the huge money she
paid and assurances given her.
The prosecutor, Joshua Oladoye, told the
court that the accused committed
offences contrary to Sections 8 (a), 1 (2)
and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the
Advance Fee Fraud and other Related
Offences Act, Laws of the Federation of
Nigeria, 2006.
The accused persons were said to have
been arraigned before a court and were
admitted to bail after pleading not guilty
but they refused to appear before the
court afterwards.
When they finally appeared, another
charge was added to the initial offences.
The charge read, “That you Musa Sule
and Dauda Rasak and one Komolafe Femi
who is now at large on the 3/12/10,
28/2/11, 13/4/11, 16/5/11, 16/6/11, 30/6/11,
26/7/11, 15/11/11, 29/12/11, 20/1/12, and
26/1/12 at about 9.00am at Chief
Magistrate Court II, Osogbo being accused
persons in a case of obtaining money,
threat to life and unlawful sexual
intercourse with one (name withheld) in
charge Number MOS/438c/2010 did
intentionally show an act of disrespect to
the court as you failed to appear in court
without reasonable reasons when your
case was called.”
Oladoye said the accused, by not
appearing after their bail, also committed
an offence contrary to and punishable
under Section 133 of the Criminal Code,
Cap 34, Volume II, Laws of Osun State of
Nigeria, 2003.
He prayed the court to order the
immediate remand of Sule and Rasak in
prison to forestall further occurrence of
the alleged offence.
Although Sule and Rasak pleaded not
guilty, they could not convince the court
to grant them bail. The magistrate
subsequently ordered that the duo be
remanded in Ile-Ife Prison till November
5, 2013 when the case would be
mentioned in court.
remanded in prison on the orders of a
Magistrate Court in Osogbo, the state
capital, for allegedly defrauding their
client and subsequently raping her.
The suspects identified as Musa Sule, 32,
Dauda Rasaq, 40, and one Femi
Akomolafe who is at large – are facing
the charges after they turned on the
victim and raped her when she paid a
visit to their shrine to seek help for her
problem of continual miscarriage.
The herbalists also reportedly defrauded
their patient of N29.5m, being the
amount collected from her to solve her
problem. The victim was said to have
been raped when she also complained to
them that she still suffered another
miscarriage despite the huge money she
paid and assurances given her.
The prosecutor, Joshua Oladoye, told the
court that the accused committed
offences contrary to Sections 8 (a), 1 (2)
and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the
Advance Fee Fraud and other Related
Offences Act, Laws of the Federation of
Nigeria, 2006.
The accused persons were said to have
been arraigned before a court and were
admitted to bail after pleading not guilty
but they refused to appear before the
court afterwards.
When they finally appeared, another
charge was added to the initial offences.
The charge read, “That you Musa Sule
and Dauda Rasak and one Komolafe Femi
who is now at large on the 3/12/10,
28/2/11, 13/4/11, 16/5/11, 16/6/11, 30/6/11,
26/7/11, 15/11/11, 29/12/11, 20/1/12, and
26/1/12 at about 9.00am at Chief
Magistrate Court II, Osogbo being accused
persons in a case of obtaining money,
threat to life and unlawful sexual
intercourse with one (name withheld) in
charge Number MOS/438c/2010 did
intentionally show an act of disrespect to
the court as you failed to appear in court
without reasonable reasons when your
case was called.”
Oladoye said the accused, by not
appearing after their bail, also committed
an offence contrary to and punishable
under Section 133 of the Criminal Code,
Cap 34, Volume II, Laws of Osun State of
Nigeria, 2003.
He prayed the court to order the
immediate remand of Sule and Rasak in
prison to forestall further occurrence of
the alleged offence.
Although Sule and Rasak pleaded not
guilty, they could not convince the court
to grant them bail. The magistrate
subsequently ordered that the duo be
remanded in Ile-Ife Prison till November
5, 2013 when the case would be
mentioned in court.
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