Ilorin – An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded two secondary school students over an alleged attempt to rape a school girl.

The accused, Afolabi Sanni, 19, and Qudus Alaya, 20, were arraigned on a five count charge of criminal conspiracy, assault, intimidation, theft and attempt to commit rape.

The offences contravene sections 97, 265, 397, 287 and 95 of the Penal Code.

The Police Prosecutor, Mr Godwin Azua, told the court that the accused and others still at large, criminally connived to torment the life of the school girl.

He said that the school girl was forcefully abducted by the accused to an unknown destination, where they attempted to rape her.

According to him, they tore the girl’s dress and snatched her school bag.

However, the accused pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Azua objected to bail for the accused and urged more time for the police to complete their investigations.

He argued that releasing the accused on bail might prejudice police investigation by influencing in their favour, a medical report which had yet to be released.

The prosecutor also said that granting the accused bail would equally make it difficult to arrest the other  suspects.

Messrs Olagunju Jamal and Tunde Abdul Gegele, counsel to the accused, told the court that there were no legal factors and merit in objecting to the bail.

They pleaded with the court to grant the accused bail.

Jamal argued that the accused would neither interfere with police investigations nor pervert the cause of justice.

In his ruling, the Magistrate, Adam Bello, granted the accused bail in the sum of N200,000 and two sureties each in like sum.

Bello adjourned the case to Dec. 20 for further hearing. (NAN)

-Vanguard

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