Tunde Bankole, 38-year-old , has been remanded in a Lagos Prison, for allegedly raping his neighbour’s wife.
Africa update gathered that the suspect who resides at True Crescent in Oko-Oba area of Agege, Lagos, had reportedly stormed his neighbour’s apartment with two kitchen knives which he used to threaten his victim.
The suspect had earlier had a quarrel with his neighbour, according to our source.
Bankole, reportedly stormed his neighbour’s house when he wasn’t at home with two kitchen knives threatening to kill his neighbour’s 36 year old wife if she refused to remove her clothes, lie on her matrimonial bed, open her legs and allow him rape her. After he had penetrated her to his satisfaction, he reportedly collected her wedding ring and left.
He was arrested after the victim narrated the incident to her husband, Bankole was arrested subsequently and did not deny having sex with his victim, but argued that she had given her consent.
The Presiding Magistrate at Ogba Magistrates court, Mr T.O. Shomade granted him bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in the like sums, while stating he will remain in prison pending when he will perfect his bail condition, as the matter was further adjourned till 17 August 2017.
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