The Director of
Stephen Center International School Abeokuta, Ogun State, Rev. Isaac Oluwole
Newton-Wusu, was on Wednesday was arraigned before the Ogun State High Court
for alleged for rape and indecent assault of some female students of the
school.
Newton Wusu was
arraigned on a five count charge bothering on attempted rape and indecent
assault of Five female student in the school.
According to the
charge, the Director within 2008 and 2010 in his office had indecently
assaulted and raped one Deborah Bala and Susan Rayner who were 12 and 14 years
old then respectively.
The charge also stated
that Newton-Wusu within year 2007 and 2008 had Indecently assaulted Eunice
Bitrus and Rifkatu Musa and Susan Rayner by Squeezing and fondling their
breasts.
The offence committed
contravened section 358, 359, 360, of the Criminal Code laws of Ogun 2016
The accused, however
pleaded not guilty to the five count charge.
The Defence counsel,
Samuel Nwaji, prayed the court to grant his client bail in liberal terms. He claimed
that his client was not properly served with the facts of the case.
Nwaji added that the
accused has an health issue, adding that his client came from hospital to
attend the Court.
The Prosecuting
counsel Solomon Mareh, objected to the plea of Defence counsel on bail grant,
stating that the offences are not ordinarily bailable because they carry life
sentence.
Ruling on the bail
application, Hon Justice Solomon Olugbemi granted the accused to bail in the
sum of N5million with two surties in like sum.
The Judge ordered that
the sureties must own a landed property within the court jurisdiction and must
have the approval of building plan documents.
He also ordered that
the sureties must show evidence of three years tax payment to the Ogun State
government.
He however adjourned
the case until April 4, for hearing of the preliminary Objection.
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