Chinese Arrested For Attempting To Molest Nigerian Girl In Lagos

Two chinese men, Chen Gang, 47 and Zhao Weidong,
31, have been arraigned at the Ebute Meta
Magistrate's Court, Lagos State, for allegedly
conspiring To Molest a 20-year-old Nigerian lady,
Oluchi Chukwuemeka.
The incident was said to have happened at Railway
Compound in the Ebute Meta area of Lagos.
The men were said to be employees of a popular
Chiense construction firm, China Civil Engineering
Construction Company.
Our correspondent learnt that Chen Gang was the
chief cook of the company, while Chukwuemeka was
his assistant.
He was said to have made several intimate overtures
to the girl who ignored them.
When the pressures became much, Chukwuemeka was
said to have reported the harassment to the
policemen guarding the company.
Things came to a head on the night of September 15,
2013, when Chukwuemeka, who was on a salary of
N24,000 per month, was allegedly lured into the store
by Gang.
As the victim entered the store, thinking she was
being sent on a genuine assignment, she was said to
have been followed by the defendant.
He allegedly locked the door and began to forcefully
unbutton the 20-year-old dress and pull down her
trousers.
The girl, however, began shouting, which drew the
attention of people nearby, including the policemen.
The second defendant, Weidong, was said to have
rushed to the store and seized the girl's phone. He
allegedly dumped it in the toilet.
One of the policemen, however, ran after him and
recovered the phone in the water closet.
Both men were arrested and arraigned on Wednesday
on seven counts of attempted molestation, intimate
harassment, indecent assault, perversion of justice
and willful damage of Chukwuemeka's handset.
The charge read in part, "That you, Chen Gang, on the
15th day of September, 2013, at about 8pm at China
Civil Engineering Constructing Company, Federal Road,
Railway Compound, Ebute Meta, Lagos, in the Lagos
Magisterial District, did attempt To Molest one Oluchi
Chukwuemeka.
"That you, Chen Gang, on the same date, place and
time, in the aforesaid Magisterial District, did sexually
harassed one Oluchi Chukwuemeka by struggling with
her in an attempt to have unlawful carnal knowledge
of her.
"That you, Zhao Weidong, on the same date, time and
place in the aforesaid magisterial district did willfully
destroy a Nokia-200 handset by throwing it into the
toilet, property of one Oluchi Chukwuemeka."
The prosecutor, Inspector Moses Uaedmuvbo, said the
offences were punishable under Sections 260, 262,
134(2), 170, 91, 97, 348 of the Criminal Code Law of
Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011.
Gang and Weidong pleaded not guilty.
The defence counsel, Fidelis Osordi, pleaded that the
accused be granted bail in liberal terms.
The magistrate, Mrs. M.O Tanimola, admitted the
defendants to bail in the sum of 100,000 with two
responsible sureties who must be gainfully employed
with evidence of tax payment. The matter was
adjourned till October 17.
As of the time our correspondent left the court, the
defendants were still in police custody, while a Black
Maria had been brought to convey them to the Ikoyi
Prison.