Alleged Rape: undergraduate testifies against 53-year-old UNILAG lecturer
Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja has heard how a 53-year-old, Dr. Samuel Obinna Ojogbo, a lecturer with the University of Lagos allegedly raped a-20-year-old female undergraduate student of the institution,
While being led in evidence-in-chief on Wednesday the State Prosecution Counsel, A. O Azeez, the first prosecution witness told the trial judge, ” I am a student of the University of Lagos.
At the commencement of trial the defendant ( name withheld) told the court that her lecturer forcefully raped her in his underground office.
The defendant was charged to court by the Lagos State Government on two count charge of sexual assault and rape.
Count one of the charge reads, “That you , Dr. Samuel Obinna Ojogbo “M”, on the 22nd of August, 2025 at about 1200hours, at the University of Lagos, Akoka Campus, Lagos State, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did rape the survivor , “F” 20years by having sexual intercourse with her without her consent in your office and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 260 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.
Count two: “That you, Dr. Samuel Ojogbo “M”, on the same date, time, and place, in the aforesaid Magisterial District, did sexually assaulted one the survivor “F” 20years an undergraduate of the University of Lagos State, Akoka Lagos State by pressing her breasts with your hand In your office and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 263(1) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015..
Giving evidence, the alleged victim stated, “Prior to the 22nd of August, 2025 on 21st August I was writing an exam not related to Banking.
“I was seated at the first row, the first seat. The defendant came inside at the first row writing my exam and asked, ‘hope it is what I read that came out, and I said yes that I knew a particular section more than the other section.”
“He said I should not worry that after my exam that I should come and see him in his office.
She told the court that the defendant was not around on both times she went to his office after the exam..
According to her, “The second time I went with my friend Temi, he wasn’t around also, then I left.
Testifying further, “The second day being 22nd August I had another exam slated 9:00a.m to 12:0p.m, but the defendant was the one taking us.
“After that I was going to my hostel. I saw the defendant on my way to my hostel in front of the faculty.
“He signaled to me that I should wait and I waited, because he was talking to somebody.
“We went to his office together. His office is underground, the place is underground, there’s no window, there’s no secretary also.
“When I and the defendant went inside, we sat down we were talking and he asked me how was the exam I wrote being his paper. I said it was okay; though I didn’t finish it.
“As we were talking, two ladies came into his office to meet him about tests they missed. He told them to leave his office that they should stop disturbing him.
“On their way out, they didn’t close the door well.
He told me to go and close the door, as I went to close the door he stood behind me he pushed me to the couch beside the door.
The prosecution witness narrated amidst tears that, “He started caressing me then forced himself on me. He started touching my breasts, then the defendant raped me.
She continued, “Then after the defendant was done, he said he was going to make sure he supervise my project in Year four. Then he collected my exam docket, made a copy of it and gave me a copy of it and he also collected my number.
“Then we both left the office and I went to my friend crying and we said we were going to report.
“We then went to a lecturer in my Department Dr. Abu, he called my uncle who is also a lecturer in the department. Then we went to the HOD office.
“When we go to HOD office, he asked if what I was saying was true, he said where is the evidence and why don’t I record with my phone.
“Then he called the defendant to his office, when the defendant came he said nothing of such happened that I am just lying against him.
“The HOD said that me and my uncle should just let it go and said next time I should be more careful with lecturers alone. Then we left his office.
“My uncle said we can’t just let it go like that.
We went to Servicom in school.
When I got to Servicom, me and a woman went to medical centre for test. Then after that they prescribed drugs.
“I went to DSVA but I can’t remember the day, it was the following week because it happened on a Friday.
“At the DSVA, I wrote a statement and they referred me to Bariga Police station, they referred me to WARIF for another test.
“I did test at WARIF, after there, I went back to Bariga Police station.
“From Bariga Police station, we were invited to the Commissioner of Police office, the case was transferred to Gender Section. From Gender Section., the Police went to the school.
“After all these happened, the defendant family and friends started calling them for a meeting.
Justice Ogala adjourned the matter till April 27, for cross-examination.
