The medical director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Doctor Olufemi Olaleye, has been found guilty of raping his wife’s niece.
Delivering the judgment, Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence held that the evidence of the victim and that of the doctor who examined her were consistent.
The judge held that the evidence of the victim and that of the doctor who examined her were consistent, while adding that Olaleye’s confessional statement and exchange of WhatsApp and email messages with his wife were enough evidence against him.
Justice Oshodi also held that the statement and undertaking he wrote and signed alongside his lawyer, Olalekan Buruji with his NBA seal at Anthony Police Station, showed he raped the victim and forced her to suck his manhood.
The judge held that the prosecution was able to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt and that all the evidence before the court corroborated that of the 15-year-old victim.
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Justice Oshodi sentenced Olaleye to life imprisonment on a two-count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration and also ordered that his name be published in the sex offenders register of Lagos State.
Earlier, the court dismissed the no-case submission filed by the convict but the judge ruled that Dr Olaleye should open his defense.
“Accordingly, the no-case submission is hereby overruled. The defendant is now called upon to open his defence under Section 246,” the judge said.
The judge said the prosecution team has presented six witnesses and evidence but he cannot rule based on the evidence provided.
“At this stage, I am not to decide whether the evidence presented is believed or not. I am not to decide the credibility of the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses.
“What I am obligated to do at this stage is to consider whether the evidence is reliable, then I can look at it candidly.”