Lecturer That Raped 18year Old Charged To Court By Police

The police on Thursday arraigned a part-time lecturer, Afeez Baruwa, before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court in Lagos for allegedly raping an 18-year-old admission seeker. An accusation the lecturer declined as false, stating that the act was on mutual agreement.

The father and the said girl were present for the hearing of the 42 year old lecturer including the lecturer’s wife and some relatives.

The accused Afeez Baruwa pleaded not guilty to the one count charge of rape after it was read thus;

“That you, Baruwa Afeez, of Block 73, Flat 2, Abesan Estate, Ipaja, Lagos, on July 23, 2015, at about 09.25 hours, at the Faculty of Business Administration Annex building, Room 8, University of Lagos, in the Ikeja Magisterial District, did unlawfully rape one (name withheld), aged 18 years, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 258 of the Criminal Law of Justice, Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011.”

The accused was subjected to bail in the sum of N250,000 with two sureties in like sum as declared by the Magistrate, Mrs. O. Awope

Mrs. Awope ordered that Afeez should be remanded at the Kirikiri prison until his bail terms was met.

The matter however ,was adjourned till  9^th of September, 2015 for trial.









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