One Daniel Eze, on Tuesday, appeared before Justice A. O. Anidi of Enugu High Court for allegedly raping one Nworie Nnenna, 17, and defrauding her of N80,000.

Court documents showed that the defendant committed the crime in 2017, arraigned before a Magistrate in 2019 and since then, the case was abandoned.

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He was arraigned on two-count charge of rape and obtaining money under false pretense.

When the statement of offence was read to him, the defendant, who had no counsel since the case began but was taken on pro bono – voluntarily and without payment – by a counsel, Mrs Ngozi Eke, pleaded not guilty to all the charges.