Rape: Convicted Lagos doctor appeals judgment

By Ihechukwu Sunday

The Medical Director, Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, who was convicted of rape by a Lagos High Court has asked the Court of Appeal to set aside the judgment.
Recall that the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, had, on October 24, found him guilty of defiling his wife’s 16 year-old niece and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
According to the trial judge, Justice Rahman Oshodi, the prosecution proved the two charges of defilement and sexual assault by penetration against the medical doctor.
But, in a notice of appeal, Olaleye said the lower court was wrong to have relied on the evidence presented by the prosecution against him.
He insisted that the prosecution’s case was bereft of any credible, independent corroborative evidence.
He, however, urged the appellate court to discharge and acquit him.
He is seeking an order of the court to discharge and acquit him of the offences spelt out on the face of the information filed in charge No: ID/20289C/2022.
He is also seeking an order of the court to set aside the decision of the lower court contained in the judgment delivered on October 24, 2023, in charge No: ID/20289C/2022.