A Nigerian man, Chiemka Okoronta, has been jailed for r@ping a stranded 17-year-old girl in Bradford, United Kingdom,
The 29-year-old postgraduate student was sentenced on Monday, November 3, 2025 to 10 ten years in jail with three years on an extended licence.
Okoronta and the teenage girl were on board a night bus service unexpectedly terminated in Morley, Leeds, with both requiring transport home to Bradford on 25 March.
He tricked her into sharing a taxi before luring her into his accommodation and attacking her in a locked toilet, Bradford Crown Court heard.
Okoronta, who was convicted of multiple r3pe offences, was told he was likely to be deported to Nigeria following his sentence.
Okoronta must also serve three years on extended licence and register as a s8x offender for the rest of his life.
The court heard the teenager’s phone d!ed after alighting the bus, with Okoronta offering to share a taxi to Bradford Interchange.
Prosecutor Graham O’Sullivan said the vehicle instead went to the defendant’s flat, with the teenager persuaded to go inside and subsequently locked inside a toilet.
Following the attack, the girl stopped a passer-by outside and used their phone to call police.
In a victim impact statement read out in court, the girl said: “This incident has turned my life upside down. I have flashbacks of what happened to me, I have nightmares – one minute I feel fine and the next minute it all comes back.”
Judge Sophie McKone told Okoronta: “I am satisfied that when you asked if she wanted to share your taxi to Bradford you formulated a plan that would get her back to your flat where you could r@pe her.
“You concocted a reason for her to come into your flat. You are, I am clear, a dangerous s3xual predator.”
Det Con Sue Sutcliffe, of West Yorkshire Police, said: “I would like to commend the victim in this case for her immense bravery in coming forward straight away to report this horrific crime.
“I would urge anyone who has been the victim of a s3xual offence, to please report it to us so we can take action.”
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