Man (24) rapes girlfriend (18) to death

A 24-year-old man from Ijeja, in Nigeria allegedly raped his 18-year-old girlfriend to death.

The Magistrate, Mr Martins Akinyemi, ordered that the accused, Michael Oyejide, be remanded in prison pending legal advice.

Oyejide is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, rape and murder.

Prosecutor, Cpl. Moshood Hammed, told the court that the accused and one other man at large, committed the offence on Jan. 8.

Hammed said that the accused and his accomplice had raped the girl after a party to celebrate his birthday.

"At about 8.00p.m., Oyejide, aka MI, celebrated his birthday at Adigbe and some ladies were invited.

"Later in the night, the accused and one other got the victim, who is also a friend drunk.

"The accused and his friend took the victim to his house at Ijeja and they raped her to death," he said.

The prosecutor said that the accused thereafter pretended to be sympathisers and rushed their victim to the hospital where she was confirmed dead.

"The management of the hospital reported the case to the police, which led to Oyejide's arrest," Hammed said.