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Ekiti State Excessive Court docket Sentences Two Lecturers to 44 Years Imprisonment for Rape and Abuse of Workplace
An Ekiti State Excessive Court docket in Ado Ekiti has sentenced two academics, Gbenga Ajibola (43) and Ayodele Olaofe (52), to a mixed 44 years in jail for raping minors and abusing their positions of authority. The decision was delivered on Tuesday by Justice Adeniyi Familoni.
The defendants had been arraigned on March 2, 2022, on three counts of rape and abuse of workplace. In response to the fees, Ajibola raped a 17-year-old woman, whereas Olaofe raped a 15-year-old woman in November 2019, violating Part 31(2) of the Baby’s Proper Regulation, Cap. C7, Legal guidelines of Ekiti State, 2012. Moreover, each defendants had been accused of abusing their workplaces as public servants, opposite to Part 104 of the Prison Code Regulation, Cap. C16, Legal guidelines of Ekiti State, 2012.
In the course of the trial, one of many victims testified that Ajibola, her pc trainer, had instructed her to put on informal garments and gave her N200 to attend at a filling station alongside Financial institution Street in Ado Ekiti. She recounted that Ajibola and Olaofe arrived and took her and one other classmate to a resort within the Oke-Ila space, the place they had been separated into completely different rooms. The sufferer acknowledged that Ajibola raped her and continued to harass her afterward. She finally confided in her mom, who reported the incident.
The prosecution, led by Kunle-Shina Adeyemi, introduced 4 witnesses and submitted proof, together with the victims’ and defendants’ statements, medical studies, and findings from the Panel of Enquiry. The defendants, represented by their lawyer, denied the allegations, claiming they had been politically motivated. They referred to as six witnesses and introduced displays to assist their innocence.
In his ruling, Justice Familoni condemned the defendants for his or her actions, stating that they’d “seared their minds and mulled the voice of conscience” whereas exploiting the victims. He emphasised the necessity for extreme punishment to discourage others from comparable crimes.
Ajibola was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment for the primary rely of rape, whereas Olaofe obtained a 20-year sentence for the second rely of rape. Each defendants had been additionally sentenced to 2 years imprisonment every for abuse of workplace. The sentences are to run concurrently.
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