Two Chinese nationals, Chen Gang and Zhao Weidong, who allegedly attempted to rape their 20-year-old cook, were, yesterday, charged before an Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court in Lagos.
Gang, 47, is facing a four-count charge bordering on attempted rape, sexual harassment and indecent assault, while Weidong, 31, is being tried for willful damage and attempt to pervert justice.
The duo, however, entered a plea of not guilty.
The prosecutor, Inspector Moses Uaedmevbo, told the court that the Chinese nationals committed the offences on September 15 at 8a.m. at China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, CCECC, Nigeria Railway Compound, Ebute Meta.
He said Gang harassed the cook sexually and also attempted to have carnal knowledge of her.
Uaedmevbo said: “Gang assaulted the woman by removing her bum shorts forcefully and touching her without her consent.”
Uaedmevbo alleged that Weidong also destroyed a Nokia mobile phone belonging to the woman by throwing it into the toilet.
He said: “The woman shouted for help and the policemen on duty in the compound came to rescue her.”
Counsel to the accused, Mr. Fidelis Osordi, urged the court to grant them bail.
Prosecutor opposed the bail application, saying that the Chinese nationals may run away.
He said the offences contravened Sections 91, 134, 170, 260, 262 and 348 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The Magistrate, Mrs M. Tanimola, granted the accused bail in the sum of N300,000 each, with two sureties, each in like sum. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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If you think this man will be found guilty in corrupt Nigeria then you ate very naive.
ReplyDeleteWonders shall never end.they accused shouldn't go unseverly punished because if this hapens in china the nigerian nationals would have been killed.who are blacks to touch a white person in the western world without being severly delt with or gettibg a death penalty not to talk of wicked chinese pple who delibrately killed nigerians in china for urinating despite the fact that they were not able to read chinese language posted on the sign post.as for the pple that bailed them this could happen to your children tommorrow,westerners will supress us in their country and also ours
ReplyDeleteThey would say "WE" did it to "OURSELVES"; so why would they not do it to "US?" They should be showed example.
ReplyDeleteThey would have simply asked
ReplyDelete300000 is too small. They will post bail . Why do we like to destroy? You want a woman but you prefer to use force. Why not keep a wife for yourself and sleep as much as you want. He goats and dogs are better than such men who think that the only way to have women is rape.
ReplyDeleteAbi they no settle well?But these little Chinese too do self?
ReplyDeleteI FEEL VERY SORRY FOR THE NIGERIAN STATE, WHEN NIGERIANS ARE HUMILIATED WORLDWIDE, NO ONE EVER THINKS OF CONSEQUENCES OF A DIPLOMATIC ROW WITH NIGERIA, RATHER INNOCENT HOLDERS OF THE NIGERIAN PASSPORTS ARE NOTORIOUSLY REJECTED, BANNED, DEPORTED, JAILED, KILLED AT WILL IN COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD WITHOUT RECOURSE.
ReplyDeleteNOW THIS IS A CLEAR CASE OF WRONG DOING, A RAPE CASE, WITH AMPLE EVIDENCE TO PROVE THE ACT AGAINST A NIGERIAN CITIZEN, AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WANT TO PLAY "SERVANT" TO YET ANOTHER SLAVE MASTER FOR FEAR OF BEING BULLIED?
WHILE OTHERS (CHINA) WOULD SPARE NO ROD TO PROTECT THEIR OWN CITIZENS IN THEIR COUNTRY AND EVEN THOSE LIVING ABROAD, NIGERIA WILL RATHER GLADLY RELINQUISH ALL ITS INTEGRITY AND THE HONOUR OF ALL ITS CITIZENS LIVING WITHIN THE COUNTRY AND EVEN MORE HUMILIATED ARE THOSE LIVING ABROAD.
NIGERIA ISN'T A FAILING STATE, NIGERIA HAS ALREADY FAILED!