Campus gossips

Lecturer rapes 18- year-old female
seeking admission in Unilag

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.”