Adeleke was accused of robbing mostly women and raping them afterward.He was said to have also raped some of his victims after robbing them of their monies and valuables such as jewelries and phones, the charges the convict pleaded not guilty to.
During his trial, he pleaded not guilty to the charges, though his victims identified him as the one who had robbed and raped them at gunpoint at various times and places.
One of the victims, Abebi Adegoroye while testifying before the court said the convict came into her room around 2 a.m. asking for money.
Another witnesses claimed that she saw the convict a day after she was robbed and raped, adding that she quickly informed policemen at Fagun Police Station, who later arrested him
The third victim while testifying told the court that the defendant robbed her of N47,000 and also wanted to rape her despite the fact that she told him she was pregnant.
She claimed that she had seen his face when he took out a gas lighter to light his cigarette.
In delivering the judgment, Justice S.A. Bola said the testimonies of the complainants were consistent and the evidences constituted in the testimonies of the witnesses had been established in the case.
He observed that with the identification parade, the testimonies of the complainants were consistent, the evidences constituted in the testimonies of the witnesses had been established in the case and further described the accused person as a threat to the society and a serial rapist.
He said, “The law provides that rape attracts life imprisonment, while armed robbery attracts a death sentence.”
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