18 Years Old Girl Raped By A Lecturer In UNILAG

A part-time lecturer at the University of Lagos, Akoka, Afeez Baruwa, has
been arrested by the police in
Lagos for allegedly raping an 18-
year-old girl, identified as Caroline
(not her real name).
It was learnt that the victim, who
was reportedly raped inside a study
room, was seeking admission into
the University.
Baruwa who was arrested by the
Surulere Police Division on Monday,
August 3 told the police in his
statement that the sexual intercourse
was by mutual consent, insisting that
he did not rape the victim.
Caroline got to know the lecturer
through her Dad because they
both belonged to the same landlords’
association in the Abesan, Ipaja
area.
It was gathered that the victim’s
father had allowed her daughter to
follow the lecturer on July 23, to
UNILAG for an admission process.
According to reports, Baruwa
allegedly took the girl inside one of
the study halls, bolted the door, and
raped her.
After the incident, Caroline, who told
her parents about the rape, was
taken to a non-governmental
organisation, Mirabel Centre, where
she was tested and the medical result
reportedly confirmed that the
teenager had been raped.
After the confirmation, Caroline was
taken to the Lagos State Office of the
Public Defender, where the matter
was reported at the police station.
Baruwa was subsequently arrested.
A police source in Surulere said:
“The suspect is actually a friend of
the father of the girl. The girl had
written the Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination, and
she needed assistance with the
post-UTME.
“So, the father sent her to meet
and discuss with the lecturer.
“But, it turned out that on July 23
when the girl visited the suspect,
he raped the girl in the study
room.
“The suspect confessed to the act,
but his claim is that the s*x was by
mutual consent.”
The Director of the Office of the
Public Defender, Mrs. Omotola
Rotimi, said the OPD would write a
letter to the UNILAG Vice-Chancellor
on the incident, so as to ensure that
such did not happen again to
anyone.
She said,
“The victim’s father wanted the
lecturer to assist with his
daughter’s admission. On the
fateful day, the girl left with the
lecturer as early as 5.30am, and
they got to the school at about
7am.
“No one had arrived at the hall
except a woman. While the exams
had yet to start, he raped her. She
went home, and the father found
out that her daughter had been
raped. He took her to the Mirabel
Centre, which then informed the
OPD.
“The centre also contacted the
police at the Surulere and Isokoko
divisions, and the suspect was
arrested.
“We are going to defend the girl,
and we are writing the VC. The
suspect is said to be in the
Department of Accounting. He
claimed the s*x was consensual,
but that is not a defence.”
Baruwa, who is currently in custody,
will be charged to court on today,
Thursday, Aug 6th.
The Lagos State Police Public
Relations Officer, DSP Patricia
Amadin, confirmed the arrest.
She said:
“The suspect claims to be a part-
time lecturer, but not an employee
of the University of Lagos.
“He has confessed to the crime and
the medical result proved same.”

Source: Punch