A 30-year-old man, Isaac Victor, has been remanded in the Nigerian Correctional Service for allegedly belonging to a secret cult and participating in the gang rape of two teenagers.
The Chief Magistrate of the Yaba court, P.E. Nwakpa, ordered that the man be remanded in the custody of the NCS until the Directorate of Public Prosecution gave its advice.
The accused is charged with three counts of cultism, gang rape and defilement.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Nwakpa adjourned the case until Sept. 29 for hearing.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, ASP Nurudeen Thomas told the court that Victor committed the offence on July 29 at Parafa Area of Ikorodu, Lagos.
He added that Victor and his accomplices (who are presently at large) allegedly gang raped a 19-year-old woman and defiled a 17-year-old girl.
The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of sections 41, 137 and 260 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. (NAN)
