Man docked for attempting to rape nursing mother

A 29-year-old man, Stanley Bestman, on
Wednesday appeared before an Abuja
Magistrates’ Court for allegedly attempting to
rape a woman, Naomi Haruna, on her farm.
The accused, who is of no fixed address, was
charged for criminal assault and criminal force
with intent to rape Haruna at Daki-Biyu village,
Jabi, Abuja on Aug. 30.
The police prosecutor, Cpl. Simon Emmanuel,
alleged that Haruna was working on her farm
with a baby strapped on her back when the
accused suddenly emerged from the bush.
He said that the accused then grabbed her and
pushed her to the ground and forced his finger
into her private part with the intention to rape
her.
Emmanuel further alleged that the accused ran
way when the victim raised an alarm which
attracted the attention of people who came to
the scene of the alleged crime.
The prosecutor said the accused was
subsequently trailed and apprehended by
neighbouring farmers who took him to the Life
Camp Police Station.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty when
Magistrate Idaiyat Akanni took his plea.
Akanni admitted the accused to bail in the sum
of N100,000 with two reliable sureties.
She ordered that the sureties must be
resident within the court’s jurisdiction and one
of them must be a civil servant not below
Grade Level 7.
The Magistrate adjourned the case to Sept. 20
for hearing. (NAN)