An FCT High Court on Wednesday admitted a 36-year-old man, Omika Abdullahi, who allegedly raped a mentally challenged woman, to bail in the sum of N500,000.
The police charged Abdullahi, a vulcaniser at Jabi, Abuja with rape.
The prosecution counsel, Stanley Nwafoaku told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Jan. 28, 2020 at about 10 a.m. in the Wuye neighbourhood of Abuja.
He alleged that the defendant sexually abused a 19-year-old woman who was mentally challenged.
Nwafoaku said that the offence contravened the provisions of Section 283 of the Penal Code.
Abdullahi, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
In his ruling, Justice Peter Kekemeke granted the defendant a N500,000 bail and ordered him to produce one surety in like sum.
Kekemeke also ordered that the surety must show evidence of having a means of livelihood and must be a resident of FCT.
He adjourned the case until Dec. 8 for hearing.
