Man rapes girlfriend to death in Abeokuta

One Michael Oyejide, 24, has been remanded in the Ibara prison for allegedly raping to death his 18-year-old girlfriend. Oyejide, who resides at Ijeja, in Abeokuta, is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, rape and murder. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Cpl. Moshood Hammed, told the court that the accused and one other at large, committed the offence on Jan. 8 at about 11:41p.m. at Ijeja in Abeokuta. Hammed said that the accused and his accomplice had raped the girl after a party to celebrate his birthday. “At about 8.00p.m., Oyejide, aka MI, celebrated his birthday at Adigbe and some ladies were invited.Later in the night, the accused and one other got the victim, who is also a friend drunk. “The accused and his friend took the victim to his house at Ijeja and they raped her to death,” he said. The prosecutor said that the accused thereafter pretended to be sympathisers and rushed their victim to the hospital where she was confirmed dead. “The management of the hospital reported the case to the police, which led to Oyejide’s arrest,” Hammed said.