Teacher charged for sexually assaulting 15-year-old pupil

Ololade Olayiwola, a Yoruba teacher, was hauled in front of a magistrates' court in Yaba, in the Yaba Local Government Area of Lagos State, for defiling one of his students.

Olayiwola, a Yoruba instructor at Fortland College in Mushin, located at 15, Bello Street, was charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student after being arraigned.

On February 15, 2023, the suspect was taken into custody by the men of the state's Area D Police Command in Mushin on one count of sexual defilement.

According to information obtained, the accused allegedly engaged in sexual activity with the victim, who was underage, while they were both in the school.

The victim's parents reported the incident to the police, and the culprit was subsequently taken into custody.

Thomas Nurudeen, a police prosecutor, claimed that the offense was against Section 137 of the Lagos State Criminal Code from 2015.

The charge read, “That you Ololade Olayiwola of No 25, Yusuf Street, Papa Ajao, Mushin between June 2021 and February 15, 2023, at Fortland College located at 15, Bello Street, Mushin in the Lagos State Magisterial District defiled one (name withheld)n of 15-years-old by having sexual intercourse with her through her vagina and anus being her Yoruba teacher in the school and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.”

The Magistrate, P. E. Nwaka, rejected the defendant's plea and ordered him to be held in custody until the conclusion of the legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions' office.

He then postponed the issue until Wednesday, March 22.

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