A young man named Stephen Itodo has been arrested by the police in Lagos for raping a mad woman.
A 33 year old man who goes by the name, Stephen Itodo, has been locked up and charged before an Oshodi Magistrates' Court for raping a mad woman.
The incident allegedly occured at Alhaji Shehu Close, Oshodi, Lagos, when Itodo sneaked into the room the victim was kept in her father's compound where she was receiving treatment from some traditional healers to cure her madness, and raped her when her family had gone out for the day's business.
A neighbour who suspected Itodo's moves as he entered the room, went to peep and saw him on top of the lunatic.
The neighbour raised an alarm and before he could escape, he was apprehended.
But in his statement in court, Itodo denied raping the woman, claiming she gave her consent for him to have sex with her.
A relative of the victim narrated to newsmen how the despicable act came to be:
“She could not have put up any resistance because of her state. If he had admitted and begged, we would have considered settling without involving the police. There is even a doctor’s report, which confirmed that there was penetration.”
When the charges were read to Itodo, he pleaded not guilty to the act of rape and was granted bail in the sum of N50,000 bail by Magistrate Akeem Fashola while he is to be remanded in Kirikiri Prison custody, until he meets the bail conditions.