Two 17-year-olds were placed in the custody of an Abeokuta Borstal home (boys’ remand home) by an Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, following disturbing accusations of defiling an 11-year-old girl, their neighbour. Residing at 2, Oguntolu St., Shomolu, Lagos, the accused teenagers, both students, share the same residence with their parents. ASP Raji Akeem, Read More…
Adam Farouk was given eight life sentences in jail on Tuesday by an Ikeja Sexual Offenses and Domestic Violence Court for defiling eight students in his class. At the time of the offence, the students ranged in age from six to eleven. According to Justice Abiola Soladoye, the prosecution established the elements of the eight-count Read More…
Dr. Femi Olaleye’s bail requirement was reduced by a court in Ikeja, Nigeria, on Wednesday from ₦50 million to ₦40 million. Dr. Olaleye is the medical director of the Optimal Cancer Care Foundation. Justice Ramon Oshodi lowered the bail after the defendant’s lead attorney, Mr. Babatunde Ogala, SAN, moved an application and requested that the Read More…
Kazeem Adedayo, a factory worker, was given a life sentence on Tuesday by an Ikeja Sexual Offenses and Domestic Violence Court for inserting his fingers into his neighbor’s 11-year-old daughter’s private area. In her ruling, Justice Abiola Soladoye stated that the prosecution had successfully proven Adedayo’s accusation of sexual assault by penetration. According to Soladoye, Read More…
Dr. Femi Olaleye, the medical director of the Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, was remanded on Wednesday by Justice Ramon Oshodi of an Ikeja Sexual Offenses and Domestic Violence Court for allegedly defiling his wife’s 16-year-old niece (name withheld). The defendant will be held at the Ikoyi Correctional Facility till his bail is fully satisfied, Oshodi Read More…
His arraignment was delayed on Monday because a medical director, Femi Olaleye, was not present in an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offenses Court. Olaleye was scheduled to be charged with defiling a 16-year-old girl (name withheld). Following Olaleye’s absence from court, Justice Ramon Oshodi postponed the arraignment of Olaleye to November 30. When the Read More…
Veronica Vincent, a daycare owner who was accused of sexually assaulting a year-old baby girl in her care, was on Tuesday, discharged and acquitted by an Ikeja Special Offences Court. Veronica was charged with a two-count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo said that as there had been no blood Read More…
Uchenna Izuka has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday for defiling a 12-year-old girl. Izuka was charged with defilement. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in her judgment, said that the prosecution has succeeded in proving the charge against the convict. “The survivor testified that the defendant defiled her sometimes in Read More…
Idowu Daniel, a 31-year-old teacher, was sentenced by an Ikeja Special Offences Court, on Monday, to seven years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old student within school premises. The convict had been charged with defilement. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo held that the prosecution had failed to bring the charge of defilement against the defendant, as the survivor Read More…
Akin Isaac, a 52-year-old man has been sentenced to 21 years imprisonment by an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday for defiling and impregnating his 18-year-old daughter. The convict was sentenced to 21 years imprisonment by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo following his plea bargain application, dated April 21. “In view of the guilty plea of the Read More…