By Rita Enemuru, Reporting
A lecturer at Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education identified as Kolawole Muyiwa has bagged life imprisonment for raping a female student inside his office on campus.
An Ikeja Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday convicted the part-time lecturer after he was found guilty of the crime, according to reports.
The Presiding judge, Justice Rahman Oshodi, held that the prosecution was able to prove the ingredients of defilement against the convict beyond reasonable doubt.
The charge stated that Muyiwa committed the offence on October 11, 2021, at the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Oto-Ijanikin, Lagos State.
He was then arraigned on October 6, 2023, and Muyiwa pleaded not guilty hence the trial.
During the trial, three witnesses: the victim, Caroline Ibe—a lawyer and vice chairperson of the International Federation of Women Lawyers, Badagry branch—and Olufunke, the Investigating Police Officer, testified for the prosecution.
While delivering the judgment, Justice Oshodi stated that the convict worked as a part-time lecturer at Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, now Lagos State University of Education.
The judge ruled that the survivor’s testimony aligned with the statements given by the lawyer and the IPO.
“The survivor, in her testimony before the court, said, “On October 11, 2021, she arrived early for a departmental meeting scheduled for 10 am. While waiting outside her classroom, the convict approached and requested her to get him food though she initially declined due to her pending meeting.”
“She later followed Muyiwa to get a flask to buy the food and he led her to the office. When they got inside the office, the convict said he no longer wanted the food but needed help to mark some examination scripts.”
“She added that Muyiwa went outside, returned and then locked the passage gate and office door,” Oshodi said.
The victim in her evidence also told the court that when electricity was restored, Muyiwa pulled down the window curtain and turned on the light, claiming the sun’s reflection was affecting the office.
She added that Muyiwa asked if she had a boyfriend to which she said no.
“He suddenly pushed me down the plastic chair I was sitting on. He overpowered me and forcefully removed my trousers. I was menstruating at the time, but he removed my sanitary pad and had forceful sexual intercourse with me.”
The survivor said after he had sex with her, he said ‘What you refused to give me willingly, I have taken it by force.”
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