UNILAG Former Lecturer Jailed 21 Years For Raping Admission Seeker

The former lecturer at the University of Lagos, who was charged with one count of rape, was sentenced by Justice Josephine Oyefeso.

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It can be recalled that, the victim scored 211 in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and nursed the ambition of studying Mass Communication at UNILAG,.

The victim’s father approached Baruwa for help, after she failed to meet the varsity’s cut-off mark.

Baruwa, a former part-time lecturer in the Department of Accounting in UNILAG, reportedly agreed to help and took the victim to the school on July 23, 2015.

He, however, raped her around 9.25am in Room 8 at the Faculty of Business Administration Annex.

The victim was said to have reported to her parents, as a rights group took up the case, which led to the arrest of the suspect.

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The case was later charged to court.


Justice Oyefeso, while delivering her judgement on Thursday, held that the convict understood the gravity of the offence and the consequences of his action.

She said;

The offence committed against this young lady was a violation of her chastity, which would have left huge emotional scars from which I pray and hope she will recover.

I cannot begin to imagine the physical and mental trauma she has had to endure from the man whom she considered her father’s friend, a community leader who should have known better. This is a shame.

This is a crime that not only offends the survivor, it offends her family, it offends the society at large, it also offends God.

I find you, Baruwa Afeez Akin, guilty of the one count of rape contrary to Section 258(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos, 2011, and hereby convict you accordingly.

In line with Section 258 of the Criminal Law of Lagos, 2011, Baruwa Afeez Akin is hereby sentenced to 21 years’ imprisonment.

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