A suspected rapist standing trial before the Samuel Ilori
Magistrate’s Court in the Agege area of Lagos State has escaped.
It was gathered that the defendant was arraigned on
Wednesday for allegedly raping a teenager.
The court was said to have ordered his remand in prison
custody.
The suspect was being processed for remand when he
reportedly fled the court premises.
Efforts by warders to apprehend him were said to have
failed.
A credible source said, “The suspect was brought to court by
the police and he was remanded. He had been taken to a holding cell by the
police when it was discovered that he had not been properly processed. As the
police and the prison warders were perfecting the arrangement, he used the
opportunity to jump on a vehicle from where he scaled the court fence and
escaped.”
A trader in the area, who spoke on condition of anonymity,
confirmed the incident to our correspondent.
She said, “I was there yesterday (Wednesday) when the
incident happened. I saw security operatives and other persons searching for
the escaped suspect. He couldn’t have climbed over the fence of Guinness
because the fence is high and the top is full of barbed wires. Besides, they
have a big and spacious compound and an intruder can be easily spotted.”
The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command,
Adekunle Ajisebutu, said he could not confirm the incident.
However, a senior official confirmed the incident, adding
that efforts were on to re-arrest the fleeing suspect.
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