A 33-year-old Nigerian man, Segun Ogundipe, has been sentenced to five years in prison in the United Kingdom for raping and sexually assaulting a woman in Gloucester. News men reported yesterday, that Ogundipe, who lived on Tuffley Lane, Gloucester, was convicted of rape, two counts of sexual assault, and assault by penetration despite denying the offences.
His sentencing at Gloucester Crown Court came just days after another Nigerian, Elvis Nosakhare, was jailed for six years for sexually assaulting his girlfriend’s underage daughter.
According to Gloucestershire Police, in a report on July 28, the offences occurred in 2022 after Ogundipe met the woman at her workplace and invited her out for a drink. In the evening, Ogundipe made increasingly sexual remarks that made her uncomfortable, he later drove to his house under the pretext of collecting something, where the survivor, after using the bathroom, was sexually assaulted and raped.
It further disclosed that the police officers on routine patrol stopped Ogundipe’s car, giving the survivor a chance to leave. The report noted that an officer noticed her distress, and she revealed that Ogundipe had raped her.
He was arrested, charged, and later claimed in court that the victim had initiated sexual activity and consented, a version the jury rejected. Judge Lowe, who presided over the case, considered positive character references but ruled that the seriousness of the offence warranted a five-year prison term and Ogundipe will also face deportation.
