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Posted By Admin On January 10th, 2024

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JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED ⚖️

The Lagos State Sexual Offences & Domestic Violence Court Sentenced, Olawale Olarewaju to Life Imprisonment for Defiling a 12 Year Old Girl.

His name will be registered in the Sexual Offenders Register as maintained by Lagos State.

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced a security guard, Olawale Olarewaju, to life imprisonment for defiling a 12-year-old girl.

In his judgment, Oshodi held that the prosecution proved the ingredients of defilement with charge number LD/2359C/2016 against the defendant.

The judge stated that the survivor, ( now 18 years old) testified before the court that she was 13 years when the incident happened and that the convict was a security guard at a construction site.

He said that the survivor told the court that the convict forcefully had sex with her when she went to fetch water at the site.

The judge said: “The prosecutrix gave her testimony and said that she went to fetch water at the construction site where the defendant (convict) worked when he came from her back, closed her mouth, and found herself in the room with him.

“She said that the defendant ‘tore my clothe, and forcefully had sex with me and I started having pains in my vagina.’

“She testified further that she informed her parents about the incident and her father reported the case at the nearest police station.

“The prosecutrix further told the court that she was taken to Mirabel Medical Centre for examination.”

Justice Oshodi said that the evidence of the survivor was corroborated with that of her father who was the Prosecution Witness Two.

He said the survivor gave a vivid and unshaken testimony of what the defendant did to her.

“I believe her.

“The defendant’s denial does not hold water as he admitted knowing the prosecutrix but made a u-turn during cross-examination that he did not know her.

“He also admitted that the prosecution came to the compound to fetch water,” he said.
The judge held that Olarewaju contradicted himself and made his evidence-in-chief unreliable.

He thereafter convicted him of the charge and sentenced him to life imprisonment.

According to the prosecution, the offence contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.

Justice Oshodi said that the convict’s name should be entered in the Sexual Offences Register maintained by the Lagos State Government.

The Lagos State Domestic & Sexual Violence Agency reiterates the State’s Zero tolerance stance and insists that there is help for survivors even as we remain committed to ensuring perpetrators are held accountable for their actions.

Let’s continuously break the culture of silence !

Report any case of Domestic or Sexual Violence by calling our Toll Free Line – 08000 333 333.

Source: From Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA)

The Lagos State Government has converted the Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) into the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA).

DSVRT is a collection of professional service providers and officials that respond as a group and in a timely fashion to the various needs of domestic and sexual violence survivors by providing legal, medical, emergency assistance, Counselling and psychological and psycho social support. It is to encourage and create unprecedented level of collaboration among professionals working to end sexual and Gender Based Violence.

Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) is an organisation under Lagos state Government committed to ensuring total eradication of Sexual and Gender Based Violence in the State. Our mission is to provide sensitive services to victims of domestic and sexual violence while promoting healthy relationships as we strive to enhance our coordinated community response to domestic and sexual violence in Lagos State and indeed in Nigeria.

Once again, contact the Domestic/Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) in the following ways:

Website: https://lagosdsva.org/contact/

Physical address: Head Office DSVA, Novel House, Central Business District, Alausa 101233, Ikeja,

E-mail : info@lagosdsva.org

Telephone : 112, O-8000-333-333 (toll free)

Twitter: @Lagosdsva

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lagosdsva

The reason I advised that you should contact these people is that they’ve got lawyers, psychological counsellors and other professionals that are needed to tackle this case. They are backed by the Lagos State Government and they know how to make the police do their work. They can also provide shelter for the woman and the child if the need arises. They are your best bet.