Man Thrown Into Prison at Edo State For Touching His Live in Girlfriend's Private Part

The act of touchery can now land you in jail even if the touched is your room mate who seduced you. According to PM News, An Auchi Magistrates’ Court in Edo on Monday remanded 39-year-old Mustapha Mamud in prison for allegedly touching a 27 year old woman’s private part.

The Magistrate, Mr M. O. Osayi, said the accused should be kept behind bars pending advice from the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

The accused, who resides at undisclosed address in Auchi, is facing a two-count charge bordering on attempted rape.


He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge claiming that the woman was his room mate who later became his girlfriend and that they have been having sex for almost 2 years and wondered why touching her wuddenly became a crime.

But the prosecutor, Sgt. Daniel Mato, told the court that the accused committed the offences on Feb. 24 at his apartment somewhere in Auchi.


According to him, the accused and the woman are living in the same house.

“The accused touched the private part of the woman (names withheld) in an attempt to have carnal knowledge of her.’’

He said the offences contravened Sections 3,594 and 3,609 of the Criminal Code, Laws of the defunct Bendel of 1976 as applicable in Edo.