70-year-old man remanded in custody for allegedly raping, killing teenager in Enugu.

A magistrate court in Enugu has placed 70-year-old Mr. Anthony Mgbe of Umuagu, Inyi, Oji-River Local Government Area, Enugu State, under remand in prison for the alleged rape and murder of a fifteen-year-old girl.

He was docked on the two counts that the police had filed against him.

According to the 2004 revised laws of Enugu State in Nigeria, Section 309 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 30, Vol. II, punishes “unlawful carnal knowledge of a minor,” which is the complaint against him.

As stated in Section 274(1) of the Criminal Code, Cap 30, Vol. II, Revised Law of Enugu State of Nigeria 2004, this is an unlawful killing committed with the intent to cause the minor to bleed to death through carnal knowledge of another person.

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In light of the seriousness of the offense, the magistrate court dismissed the motion for bail and rescheduled the case for November 22, 2023, according to information shared on the Women Aid Collective’s official social media account, WACOL.

Community members who were worried about the situation initially brought it to the attention of WACOL. They revealed that “the man was in the habit of perpetrating violence against women/girls, but always managed to evade justice owing to the influence of his children, who silenced the victims.”

Because of this, the deceased’s family requested legal assistance and protection from WACOL to make sure the offender suffered the full consequences of the law.

According to WACOL’s statement, “Mr. Mgbe was arrested and charged to court following a petition sent by the WACOL legal team to the Enugu State Commissioner of Police.”