2 Cousins Remanded Over Alleged Rape, Murder of Maersk’s MD’s Wife

2 Cousins Remanded Over Alleged Rape, Murder of Maersk’s MD’s Wife

An Ignosere Chief Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, today, remanded, two cousins, Olamilekan Goke Oke, 33 and 27 years old Akande Adeyinka, at the Ikoyi correctional Centre, over alleged rape and murder of one Bernadette Tohouo-Tohouo 44, the Hungarian wife of a Cameroonian, Gildas Tohouo-Tohouo, the managing director of Maersk Nigeria Limited.

The duo who resides at 22 Elepe street, Ikorodu and 12 Odunlami Street Shomolu respectively, were arraigned before Justice Modupe Nico- Clay.

Justice Nico-Clay, remanded the defendants after they had taken their plea.
The defendants are facing eight count charge bordering on conspiracy, murder, attempted murder, unlawful assault, robbery, armed robbery and rape, preferred against them by Lagos state government.

Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) the Lagos State’s Attorney-General and Justice Commissioner, who led the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Mrs Adeyinka Adeyemi, told the court that the defendants conspired to commit the alleged offences on December 8, 2019.He said that the incident took place at about 7:30pm, at flat 7A, No 1, Lugard Avenue Ikoyi Lagos.

Onigbanjo (SAN) said : “Olamileka (Goke) Oke, on December 8, 2019, at about 7: 30pm, unlawfully had sexual intercourse with one Bernadetta Tohouo-Tohouo aged 44”. Thereafter, the defendants unlawfully killed her by suffocating her to death with a small pillow”.

Onigbanjo (SAN) further told said that the duo attempted to unlawfully kill one Gildas Tohouo-Tohouo, by stabbing him severally on the neck, head and back with a knife and dagger.

He said that the defendants unlawfully assaulted Gildas Tohouo-Tohouo and caused him harm, by hitting him severally with hammer on his head.

Onigbanjo told the court that the defendants whilst armed with a knife and dagger, allegedly robbed both the deceased and her husband, Gildas Tohouo-Tohouo and Bernadette Tohouo- Tohouo, of several properties including foreign currencies in different denominations.

Others are two iphones, two bottles of wine, two wedding rings and one engagement ring.

The AG, also alleged that Olamilekan (Goke) Oke raped, the victim, before she was killed.

According to him, the offences committed are contrary to and punishable under Sections 233, 230, 173, 299, 297 (2) (a) 411, of the criminal laws of Lagos state of Nigeria 2015.

However the defendants who are technician and printer respectively, pleaded not guilty to the charge against them.

The first defendant was represented by a counsel A.O. Odusanya, from the Office of the Public Defender OPD, while Mrs L.Y. Salau, while I. T. Akingbade, from Legal Aid Council LAC, represented the second defendant.

Onigbanjo, however urged the court for a date to commence trial, consequently upon which Justice Nico- Clay, adjourned the case till June 30, for trial.

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