Somali and Nigerian nationals charged with raping woman in Belfast
Three men appeared in court today jointly accused of raping a woman in Belfast.
Hassan Mohamud, 35, Abdrihman Abdihakim Ali, 21, and Rotimi Adeyemo, 55, were arrested by detectives investigating an alleged serious sexual assault on Monday.
All three men entered the dock at Belfast Magistrates’ Court to be charged with a count of rape.
Although no details about the circumstances were disclosed during the brief hearing, an investigating detective said he could connect each of them to the alleged offence.
Mohamud and Ali, both Somali nationals with an address at Agincourt Avenue in the city, were granted bail on agreed terms.
District Judge Suzanne Rice ordered the pair to stay at approved accommodation and banned them from any contact with the complainant.
Adeyemo, originally from Nigeria but living at Canterbury Street in Belfast, did not make an application for bail.
The court was told that his release on licence in a separate case has now been revoked.
Judge Rice remanded him in custody until March 25, when the case against all three men will be reviewed.