Man lures, rapes student

An unemployed man has been arraigned  before an Accra Magistrate’s court for raping a 16-year-old junior high school (JHS) student in Accra.

Mohammed Nurudeen Bin Abdallah was charged with rape, and his plea was not taken.

He was remanded in  police custody for two weeks by the Presiding Judge, Mr James Kojo Botah.

Prosecution is expected to submit the duplicate docket to the A-G for advice.

Presenting the facts of the case to the court, the Prosecutor, Sergeant Lois Konadu, said on October 23, 2016 at 7:00 p.m., the victim went to Abdallah’s sister’s house to collect a school uniform and textbooks from her.

The prosecutor said when the victim got there,  Abdallah’s  sister was in a hurry to go out so she asked Abdallah to give the textbooks to  the victim  and left.

She said  Abdallah gave primary school textbooks to the victim, instead of JHS  books. 

The prosecutor said  when the victim prompted him, Abdallah then returned the books  to his room and asked the victim to come and  take  the ones she wanted.

Prosecutor Lois told the court that immediately the victim entered the room, Abdallah pushed her unto his bed and forcibly slept with her.

After the act, the victim  run from the room towards  her house, but met her teacher on the way and narrated her ordeal to him.

Sergeant Lois said the teacher proceeded to tell her grandmother, who reported  the incident to the Ofankor Police.

The prosecutor said a police medical form was issued to  the victim to go to the hospital for treatment.

Abdallah was subsequently arrested and he admitted having consensual sexual intercourse with the victim in his caution statement.