Lazarus Olleh, a Nigerian based in the United Kingdom, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for raping a teenager.
According to a report by the BBC, Olleh is also to be deported to Nigeria once the prison sentence is completed.
The 38-year-old Nigerian bagged the sentence after he was tried at Hull Crown Court on Wednesday.
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The rape incident was said to have happened on October 29, 2022.
On the night of the incident, Olleh was said to have targeted the then 18-year-old lone victim who was reportedly drunk at the time.
The victim was returning from a Halloween-themed event at a nightclub in the city when she ran into Olleh.
On sighting the victim, Olleh was said to have approached her. After engaging her in a short conversation, he then led her to his car.
According to Ethan Anderson, a detective constable at Humberside Police, Olleh sat the victim in the passenger seat and subsequently drove her to a nearby flat where he raped her.
The victim was later dropped off in the New Bridge Road area of the city, where she sought assistance from her friends.
“Olleh is a clear danger to women; he was waiting for an opportunity that night to take and rape a girl,” Anderson said.
Reports show Olleh had only just arrived in the UK from Nigeria when the incident happened.
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