The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) and popular Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw, have hailed a court judgment which sentenced a Lagos doctor, Femi Olaleye, to life imprisonment for defiling his wife’s 15-year-old niece.
DSVA commended the judgment in a tweet posted on its official X handle @LSdvsa yesterday. It noted that justice had been served after the court found the defendant guilty of the offence and was consequently sentenced.
“Justice has been served; his name will be registered in the Sexual Offenders Register as maintained by Lagos State,” it stated.
The agency also reiterated its state’s zero tolerance stance and commitment to helping survivors of sexual offences as well as ensuring that perpetrators are held accountable for their actions.
“We remain committed to helping survivors and ensuring perpetrators are held accountable for their actions. Let us continue to demand justice for survivors. To report domestic or sexual violence, please call- 08000 333 333,” it stated.
Also, Nollywwod actress, Kate Henshaw, yesterday, applauded Justice Oshodi for his firmness.
She said: “I want to give kudos to the incorruptible Justice Rahman Oshodi for a detailed judgment.
“He listened attentively throughout the proceedings and left no one in doubt that this judgment is his.
“He saw that there was no remorse in Femi Olaleye and that he would repeat the same offences if let go. I watched Femi’s body language all the time I came to this court and he showed no remorse as he was always shoulder-up.”
The actress also praised the Lagos State Domestic And Sexual Violence Agency for its awareness campaigns and war against sexual offences.
Henshaw advised victims of sexual assault and domestic violence to speak up, so as to eradicate the menace.
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence, Ikeja, sentenced the Medical Director, Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Doctor Olufemi Olaleye, to life imprisonment for defiling his wife’s niece.
Justice Oshodi sentenced the doctor after he found him guilty of the offence of defilement and sexual penetration of a 15-year-old girl. The judge held that the prosecution was able to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, and that all the evidence before the court corroborated that of the victim.
Olaleye was arraigned on November 30, 2022, on two counts which bordered on defilement and sexual assault by penetration of his wife’s niece and pleaded not guilty to the offences.
