Friday, February 28, 2025 - A former part-time lecturer at Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (now Lagos State University of Education), Kolawole Muyiwa, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice Rahman Oshodi of an Ikeja Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court for r@pe.
The crime was committed on October 11,
2021, within the premises of the college in Oto-Ijanikin, Lagos State.
Kolawole was arraigned on October 6, 2023,
and pleaded not guilty. However, in delivering the judgment, Justice Oshodi
found him guilty, citing the survivor’s detailed testimony and the defendant’s
admission of requesting a relationship with her, which he claimed was platonic.
Kolawole Muyiwa I have found you guilty of
r@pe contrary to section 260 of the criminal law chapter 17 volume laws of
Lagos state 2015. I note that you are a first-time offender with no criminal
record, and you are married with three children. You also served as a part time
lecturer. However, the gravity of the offense committed cannot be overlooked:
“As a part-time lecturer, you occupied the position of trust and authority
which you abused.''
The victim was a student at the institution
where you taught.
“Section 260 of the criminal law describes
life imprisonment punishment for your crime, and that is what I shall sentence
you to. You shall also be registered as a s3x offender.”
During the trial, the survivor told the court that on October 11, 2021, she arrived early for a departmental meeting scheduled for 10 am. She said while waiting outside her classroom, the defendant approached and asked her to go get him food.
The court noted that the survivor followed the defendant to get a flask for the food purchase, and he led her to the office.
“When they got inside, the defendant said
he no longer wanted food but needed help marking some examination scripts. She
added that the defendant went outside, returned, and locked the passage gate
and office door.”
She said that the defendant asked if she
had a boyfriend, to which she said no.
He suddenly pushed me down the plastic
chair I was sitting on, overpowered me and forcefully removed my trousers. I
was menstruating at the time, and he removed my sanitary pad and had forceful
s3xual intercourse with me.
The survivor said that after they had s3x with her, the defendant said:
“What you refused to give me willingly, I have taken by
force.”
The defendant, in his account, told the court that on October 11, 2021,
he came to the college to record and submit a script and that he met the
survivor on reaching the gate, who offered to help him carry his bag.
He asked her if she could help record scores, to which she agreed.
The defendant told the court that he asked the survivor for a
relationship while inside his office, and she accepted. He explained that the
relationship was casual.
“To be together, to talk, relate with one another, but not for s3xual
relationship.”
He then denied r@ping the survivor.
His counsel, Dr G.O. Erenta, told the court to discharge and acquit the
defendant as the evidence of the survivor was fictitious and no corroborating
evidence was established.
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