Northampton Crown Court in the United Kingdom (UK) has convicted two Nigerians, Tosin Dada and Solomon Adebiyi, on multiple rape charges.
The announcement was made by Northamptonshire Police via their official Facebook page on Monday, September 9.
This verdict comes shortly after Nigerian pilot Olukayode Ojo was found guilty in a Texas court for making false statements to obtain a certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Before their conviction, Dada and Adebiyi each faced three rape charges stemming from an incident in March 2022. The two men had claimed that their encounter with a 17-year-old girl was consensual, but the jury dismissed their defense and found them guilty.
Following the verdict, the court ordered the defendants to be held in custody until their sentencing, scheduled for Friday, October 25, 2024, at Northampton Crown Court.
The statement read, “Tosin Dada, 34, previously of Knox Road, Wellingborough, and Solomon Adebiyi, 39, previously of Stanley Street, Northampton, were both charged with three counts of rape each in connection with the offence on March 12, 2022.
“Their nine-day trial at Northampton Crown Court ended last week with both men being found unanimously guilty by the jury on all charges after eight hours of deliberation.
“Both men were remanded into custody ahead of sentencing at Northampton Crown Court on October 25, 2024.”