A human rights activist and Government Director of the Centre Towards Injustice and Home Violence (CAIDOV), Comrade Gbenga Soloki, has urged Lagos State residents and related authorities functionaries to accentuate efforts in combating sexual and home violence.
Soloki was addressing the case of Dr. Femi Olaleye, who confronted allegations of sexual misconduct introduced ahead by the Lagos State Authorities.
In an announcement dated Wednesday, January 8, Soloki emphasised that anybody discovered responsible of sexual offence should face the complete penalties of their actions.
He mentioned, “On November 29, 2021, Dr. Femi Olaleye was reported to the Anthony Village Police Division for alleged sexual harassment and illegal carnal information of his spouse’s niece, whom he threatened will die if she revealed the atrocities,” the assertion learn.
He added that the survivor was underneath his care and that he moved in with Dr Olaleye and his household in 2019 after the demise of her grandmother, who occurs to be Dr Olaleye’s mom in regulation.
Soloki recounted that on the police station, Dr. Olaleye admitted to the offences and made a confes – sional assertion in addition to a video confessional assertion earlier than the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the station, DSP Amadin.
“Nevertheless, the matter was reported on the Lagos State Police Command headquarters. The police referred the matter to the Gender Part, the place Dr. Olaleye was once more arrested and repeated his confession that he truly defiled the 16-year-old lady.
“The survivor knowledgeable the court docket underneath oath that Dr Olaleye launched her at age 15 into pornography and later groomed her into giving him oral intercourse and later penetrative intercourse.
“The Lagos State Authorities subsequently arraigned Dr. Olaleye in November 2022 on the Home and Sexual Violence Court docket in Ikeja on a two-count cost of defilement of a kid and sexual assault by penetration.
“In a twist, the Lagos Division of the Court docket of Appeal overturned the conviction, citing errors within the trial court docket’s judgment.
Justice Bada, delivering the appellate court docket’s resolution, questioned the reliability of the testimonies offered by the defendant’s estranged spouse and the alleged survivor,” the assertion learn.
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