Daniel Okereke to face court on attack of Unilag girl Arinola.
So it looks like all that cock and bull story of Daniel Okereke denying he did not rape the Unilag student,Arinola, was not bought by the authorities as he is being charged to court for r*pe!.
The world of 23-year-old Arinola (a computer science student of University of Lagos, UNILAG), Yaba, Lagos came crashing down on November 6, 2014 when Arinola was allegedly r*ped by Daniel Okereke (37), a business man brother of screen diva
Stephanie Okereke-Linus, with the help of his security aides.
What happened on that fateful day &How Arinola and Daniel Okereke met
300-level undergraduate, Arinola met Daniel online in October this year. In her words: “We became friends online and I gave him my number”. She continued: He kept calling requesting to see me in school and I kept giving him one excuse or the other. He actually said that he wanted me to be his friend and I declined that I am a student and should be allowed to face my studies”.
300-level undergraduate, Arinola met Daniel online in October this year. In her words: “We became friends online and I gave him my number”. She continued: He kept calling requesting to see me in school and I kept giving him one excuse or the other. He actually said that he wanted me to be his friend and I declined that I am a student and should be allowed to face my studies”.
On November 6, 2014, Daniel visited an ailing Arinola, who managed to attend lectures, in her school. When he arrived and saw she was ill, he offered to take her to a pharmaceutical store around Akoka to get some drugs. He then reportedly took her to an eatery so that she could eat before taking the drugs. Thereafter, he reportedly took her to his residence at Mende, Maryland, Ikeja, Lagos where he allegedly assualted her.
In her words while speaking to police: “Immediately we entered the room, he secured the door and I had supper and later asked to be taken back.
In her words while speaking to police: “Immediately we entered the room, he secured the door and I had supper and later asked to be taken back.
But he said he must have s#x with me. I tried to appeal to him to consider my state of health and take me back to campus. Before I knew what was happening, he started beating me, forcing to have his way. As if that was not enough, he called in seven guards in the compound who assisted him and tied me down. He thereafter, went into his kitchen and brought out a knife, threatening to kill me if I resisted. He took me to one of the rooms where he brought out a condom and r#ped me”.
She continued: “He assaulted me severally till he was satisfied. He later removed the ropes and ordered me to get out of his house. I was in pains”.
How the police got involved in the case
After Arinola was untied following her ordeal she became violent, destroying his property, which she admitted to saying: “I needed to destroy anything within reach”. In her rage, one of the objects she allegedly threw out of the window, landed on a vehicle belonging to one of the tenants, smashing its windshield.
The case was reported at Area ‘F’ Ikeja by neighbours, which led to the arrest of Okereke.
During interrogation, Daniel reportedly claimed to be a cousin to top Nollywood actress, Stephanie Okereke-Linus. He was said to have been released on bail. The case was thereafter transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Panti, Yaba, Lagos where Okereke was rearrested.
Other victims allege that accused has r#ped them too.
Other ladies have come out to claim they were also r#pe victims of Daniel Okereke. Although they spoke anonymously, they gave vivid descriptions of their experiences in the hands of a ‘beast’, according to one of them.The latest on the case
Okereke was charged to court on Thursday, November 20. Also charged was Idris Abubakar, the security guard who allegedly assisted Okereke to tie up the victim. He is an alleged accomplice.
After Arinola was untied following her ordeal she became violent, destroying his property, which she admitted to saying: “I needed to destroy anything within reach”. In her rage, one of the objects she allegedly threw out of the window, landed on a vehicle belonging to one of the tenants, smashing its windshield.
The case was reported at Area ‘F’ Ikeja by neighbours, which led to the arrest of Okereke.
During interrogation, Daniel reportedly claimed to be a cousin to top Nollywood actress, Stephanie Okereke-Linus. He was said to have been released on bail. The case was thereafter transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Panti, Yaba, Lagos where Okereke was rearrested.
Other victims allege that accused has r#ped them too.
Other ladies have come out to claim they were also r#pe victims of Daniel Okereke. Although they spoke anonymously, they gave vivid descriptions of their experiences in the hands of a ‘beast’, according to one of them.The latest on the case
Okereke was charged to court on Thursday, November 20. Also charged was Idris Abubakar, the security guard who allegedly assisted Okereke to tie up the victim. He is an alleged accomplice.
Both men were Friday, November 21, arraigned before a Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court.
He added that the offences committed contravened sections 409, 171, 261 and punishable under section 56 and 258 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. Magistrate Aje-Afunwa, granted the first defendant bail in the sum of N200,000 with one responsible surety in like sum, while the second defendant was admitted bail in the sum of N50,000 with one surety in like sum.
She also said that the surety must either be a relative, a cleric or a community leader. The matter was adjourned to January 9, 2015, for trial.
What the law says about r*pe
Section 258 (1) of the Lagos State law stipulates thus: “any man who has unlawful s3xual intercourse with a woman or girl, without her consent, is guilty of the offence of r*pe and liable to imprisonment for life”.
If Prince Daniel is, on the other hand, found guilty of attempted r*pe, he faces up to 14 years imprisonment, that’s according to section 260, which states that any person attempts to commit the offence of r*pe or s3xualt assault by penetration is liable to a 14 year jail term.
Further investigations are, however, still ongoing as confirmed by the Lagos Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), DSP Kenneth Nwosu when ENCOMIUM Weekly called him on December 1, 2014. The police spokesman added that the investigations will continue pending when the matter will be heard in court.
Section 258 (1) of the Lagos State law stipulates thus: “any man who has unlawful s3xual intercourse with a woman or girl, without her consent, is guilty of the offence of r*pe and liable to imprisonment for life”.
If Prince Daniel is, on the other hand, found guilty of attempted r*pe, he faces up to 14 years imprisonment, that’s according to section 260, which states that any person attempts to commit the offence of r*pe or s3xualt assault by penetration is liable to a 14 year jail term.
Further investigations are, however, still ongoing as confirmed by the Lagos Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), DSP Kenneth Nwosu when ENCOMIUM Weekly called him on December 1, 2014. The police spokesman added that the investigations will continue pending when the matter will be heard in court.
I hope Daniel Okereke is prosecuted and if he is guilty for sure,locked away for a very long time.It's time some justice is being served in that land Nigeria,no matter your background or clout!
Source Encomium & MICHAEL NWOKIKE