An Abeokuta Chief Magistrate's Court, Ogun State, yesterday, remanded a 33-year-old man, Olasunkanmi Ikuomola, in prison custody for beating his girlfriend to a state of stupor.
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The accused, Ikuomola, of 28 Ori-Iyarin Agbeloba in Abeokuta, was arraigned on a two-count charge of attempted rape and assault, but no plea was taken.
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The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Banji Sangotokun, told the court that the offence was committed on August 5 at 6:18p.m. at the accused residence.
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He said that the accused attempted to rape the woman and in the process beat the said girlfriend (names withheld) to stupor.
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Sangotokun said: "The accused and the lady had been chatting on Black Berry for a while and had been intimate.
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"Ikuomola invited her to his house and when she got there, he locked the door and started beating her mercilessly, forcefully removing her pants and bra.
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"It was the neighbours that heard her screams and came to her rescue. They broke the door of the accused apartment."
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According to the prosecutor, neighbours met the lady badly beaten, lying noond and unconscious on the floor.
All this human beings doing this are just a big disgrace to this country Nigeria. It's just so sad they do crazy things.
SAD!