18year Old Raped By Lecturer In Unilag While Seeking For Admission

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 sex 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 sex 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.”