Fifth prosecution witness testifies in Dr. Femi Olaleye’s trial

 

A medical doctor who conducted a medical examination on the alleged survivor of popular cancer care specialist, Femi Olaleye, says she found injuries consistent with repeated, forceful and blunt penetration of the 18-year old’s vagina.

Oyebimpe Akinbunmi who works as a medical and forensic examiner at the Mirabel Centre, a sexual assault referral centre, is the fifth witness of the Lagos state government prosecuting the trial which is before Justice Raheem Oshodi of the Sexual Offences and Domestic violence court, sitting in Ikeja.

She was led to give her evidence on Wednesday, by the Director of Public Prosecutions at the Ministry of Justice, Babajide Martins.

She said the survivor, whose names are withheld to protect her identity, was presented at the Centre on March 15, 2022, along with her aunt, upon a complaint of alleged repeated sexual abuse leveled against her Aunty’s husband (Dr Olaleye), which she said had been ongoing since March 2020.

During the medical history taken by the team, the witness added that the survivor told them the defendant usually calls her at night and that he will remove his trousers and tell her to perform oral sex on him.

The medical expert went on to say that the survivor told her that, “He (the defendant) sometimes put his fingers in her vagina, then he applies a lubricant on her vagina and will penetrate her with his penis. She said it happened about four times and that he gives her pills to take afterwards and he would threaten her that she would die if she tells anyone.”

The witness said it was after the medical history was taken that an examination was carried out on the survivor.

“After the examination, the major findings were in the genital area. The hymen was angular which means ring-shaped and slightly estrogenised.

“There was a notch at 9 ‘O’ clock position on the hymen and transection at one ‘O’ clock position at the hymen. Transection means a deep cut.

“The vagina wall was also unduly visible, revealing more than one-third of the lower vagina.

“The pattern of injury that I saw was consistent with repeated forceful penetrative injury into the vagina. It is an indication of ongoing forceful blunt penetration of the vagina.

“In my medical opinion, if there is a repeated penetrative forceful injury on the vagina, it would be the classical features I saw on the vagina and hymen because it has been ongoing.”

But, during cross examination which was led by lead defence counsel, Babatunde Ogala (SAN), the witness clarified that the survivor was already 18 years old at the time of the medical examination. She also said she couldn’t verify from her findings whether the bruises were caused by Dr Olaleye or when the alleged defilement started or ended.

Earlier in the day, a police inspector, Esther Igbineweka, from the gender section of the Nigeria Police Force, Lagos Command headquarters, gave her testimony. She said she took the defendant’s statement in April 2022, where he denied the allegations. During her cross examination, she admitted that she was aware that the defendant had also alleged in his statement that the survivor was having sexual intercourse with one Meschach who was working for the Olaleyes at the time. But, she added that she couldn’t investigate it any further because he was nowhere to be found.

The police officer also said that she didn’t view the contents of the CCTV footage which Dr Olaleye had presented to the Police of the alleged sexual encounter between his wife’s niece and Meshach.

Further hearing is fixed for January 26, 2023.

The Lagos State government arraigned Dr. Olufemi Olaleye on November 30, 2022 on a two-count charge of alleged Defilement of a child and Sexual Assault by Penetration, which he pleaded not guilty to.

Trial opened on Monday, December 19 with the state government presenting its witnesses.

So far, the court has heard the testimonies of the defendant’s wife, the alleged survivor, a child forensic interviewer, a police officer and a medical doctor.

 

A medical doctor who conducted a medical examination on the alleged survivor of popular cancer care specialist, Femi Olaleye, says she found injuries consistent with repeated, forceful and blunt penetration of the 18-year old’s vagina.

Oyebimpe Akinbunmi who works as a medical and forensic examiner at the Mirabel Centre, a sexual assault referral centre, is the fifth witness of the Lagos state government prosecuting the trial which is before Justice Raheem Oshodi of the Sexual Offences and Domestic violence court, sitting in Ikeja.

She was led to give her evidence on Wednesday, by the Director of Public Prosecutions at the Ministry of Justice, Babajide Martins.

She said the survivor, whose names are withheld to protect her identity, was presented at the Centre on March 15, 2022, along with her aunt, upon a complaint of alleged repeated sexual abuse leveled against her Aunty’s husband (Dr Olaleye), which she said had been ongoing since March 2020.

During the medical history taken by the team, the witness added that the survivor told them the defendant usually calls her at night and that he will remove his trousers and tell her to perform oral sex on him.

The medical expert went on to say that the survivor told her that, “He (the defendant) sometimes put his fingers in her vagina, then he applies a lubricant on her vagina and will penetrate her with his penis. She said it happened about four times and that he gives her pills to take afterwards and he would threaten her that she would die if she tells anyone.”

The witness said it was after the medical history was taken that an examination was carried out on the survivor.

“After the examination, the major findings were in the genital area. The hymen was angular which means ring-shaped and slightly estrogenised.

“There was a notch at 9 ‘O’ clock position on the hymen and transection at one ‘O’ clock position at the hymen. Transection means a deep cut.

“The vagina wall was also unduly visible, revealing more than one-third of the lower vagina.

“The pattern of injury that I saw was consistent with repeated forceful penetrative injury into the vagina. It is an indication of ongoing forceful blunt penetration of the vagina.

“In my medical opinion, if there is a repeated penetrative forceful injury on the vagina, it would be the classical features I saw on the vagina and hymen because it has been ongoing.”

But, during cross examination which was led by lead defence counsel, Babatunde Ogala (SAN), the witness clarified that the survivor was already 18 years old at the time of the medical examination. She also said she couldn’t verify from her findings whether the bruises were caused by Dr Olaleye or when the alleged defilement started or ended.

Earlier in the day, a police inspector, Esther Igbineweka, from the gender section of the Nigeria Police Force, Lagos Command headquarters, gave her testimony. She said she took the defendant’s statement in April 2022, where he denied the allegations. During her cross examination, she admitted that she was aware that the defendant had also alleged in his statement that the survivor was having sexual intercourse with one Meschach who was working for the Olaleyes at the time. But, she added that she couldn’t investigate it any further because he was nowhere to be found.

The police officer also said that she didn’t view the contents of the CCTV footage which Dr Olaleye had presented to the Police of the alleged sexual encounter between his wife’s niece and Meshach.

Further hearing is fixed for January 26, 2023.

The Lagos State government arraigned Dr. Olufemi Olaleye on November 30, 2022 on a two-count charge of alleged Defilement of a child and Sexual Assault by Penetration, which he pleaded not guilty to.

Trial opened on Monday, December 19 with the state government presenting its witnesses.

So far, the court has heard the testimonies of the defendant’s wife, the alleged survivor, a child forensic interviewer, a police officer and a medical doctor.

 

A medical doctor who conducted a medical examination on the alleged survivor of popular cancer care specialist, Femi Olaleye, says she found injuries consistent with repeated, forceful and blunt penetration of the 18-year old’s vagina.

Oyebimpe Akinbunmi who works as a medical and forensic examiner at the Mirabel Centre, a sexual assault referral centre, is the fifth witness of the Lagos state government prosecuting the trial which is before Justice Raheem Oshodi of the Sexual Offences and Domestic violence court, sitting in Ikeja.

She was led to give her evidence on Wednesday, by the Director of Public Prosecutions at the Ministry of Justice, Babajide Martins.

She said the survivor, whose names are withheld to protect her identity, was presented at the Centre on March 15, 2022, along with her aunt, upon a complaint of alleged repeated sexual abuse leveled against her Aunty’s husband (Dr Olaleye), which she said had been ongoing since March 2020.

During the medical history taken by the team, the witness added that the survivor told them the defendant usually calls her at night and that he will remove his trousers and tell her to perform oral sex on him.

The medical expert went on to say that the survivor told her that, “He (the defendant) sometimes put his fingers in her vagina, then he applies a lubricant on her vagina and will penetrate her with his penis. She said it happened about four times and that he gives her pills to take afterwards and he would threaten her that she would die if she tells anyone.”

The witness said it was after the medical history was taken that an examination was carried out on the survivor.

“After the examination, the major findings were in the genital area. The hymen was angular which means ring-shaped and slightly estrogenised.

“There was a notch at 9 ‘O’ clock position on the hymen and transection at one ‘O’ clock position at the hymen. Transection means a deep cut.

“The vagina wall was also unduly visible, revealing more than one-third of the lower vagina.

“The pattern of injury that I saw was consistent with repeated forceful penetrative injury into the vagina. It is an indication of ongoing forceful blunt penetration of the vagina.

“In my medical opinion, if there is a repeated penetrative forceful injury on the vagina, it would be the classical features I saw on the vagina and hymen because it has been ongoing.”

But, during cross examination which was led by lead defence counsel, Babatunde Ogala (SAN), the witness clarified that the survivor was already 18 years old at the time of the medical examination. She also said she couldn’t verify from her findings whether the bruises were caused by Dr Olaleye or when the alleged defilement started or ended.

Earlier in the day, a police inspector, Esther Igbineweka, from the gender section of the Nigeria Police Force, Lagos Command headquarters, gave her testimony. She said she took the defendant’s statement in April 2022, where he denied the allegations. During her cross examination, she admitted that she was aware that the defendant had also alleged in his statement that the survivor was having sexual intercourse with one Meschach who was working for the Olaleyes at the time. But, she added that she couldn’t investigate it any further because he was nowhere to be found.

The police officer also said that she didn’t view the contents of the CCTV footage which Dr Olaleye had presented to the Police of the alleged sexual encounter between his wife’s niece and Meshach.

Further hearing is fixed for January 26, 2023.

The Lagos State government arraigned Dr. Olufemi Olaleye on November 30, 2022 on a two-count charge of alleged Defilement of a child and Sexual Assault by Penetration, which he pleaded not guilty to.

Trial opened on Monday, December 19 with the state government presenting its witnesses.

So far, the court has heard the testimonies of the defendant’s wife, the alleged survivor, a child forensic interviewer, a police officer and a medical doctor.

 

A medical doctor who conducted a medical examination on the alleged survivor of popular cancer care specialist, Femi Olaleye, says she found injuries consistent with repeated, forceful and blunt penetration of the 18-year old’s vagina.

Oyebimpe Akinbunmi who works as a medical and forensic examiner at the Mirabel Centre, a sexual assault referral centre, is the fifth witness of the Lagos state government prosecuting the trial which is before Justice Raheem Oshodi of the Sexual Offences and Domestic violence court, sitting in Ikeja.

She was led to give her evidence on Wednesday, by the Director of Public Prosecutions at the Ministry of Justice, Babajide Martins.

She said the survivor, whose names are withheld to protect her identity, was presented at the Centre on March 15, 2022, along with her aunt, upon a complaint of alleged repeated sexual abuse leveled against her Aunty’s husband (Dr Olaleye), which she said had been ongoing since March 2020.

During the medical history taken by the team, the witness added that the survivor told them the defendant usually calls her at night and that he will remove his trousers and tell her to perform oral sex on him.

The medical expert went on to say that the survivor told her that, “He (the defendant) sometimes put his fingers in her vagina, then he applies a lubricant on her vagina and will penetrate her with his penis. She said it happened about four times and that he gives her pills to take afterwards and he would threaten her that she would die if she tells anyone.”

The witness said it was after the medical history was taken that an examination was carried out on the survivor.

“After the examination, the major findings were in the genital area. The hymen was angular which means ring-shaped and slightly estrogenised.

“There was a notch at 9 ‘O’ clock position on the hymen and transection at one ‘O’ clock position at the hymen. Transection means a deep cut.

“The vagina wall was also unduly visible, revealing more than one-third of the lower vagina.

“The pattern of injury that I saw was consistent with repeated forceful penetrative injury into the vagina. It is an indication of ongoing forceful blunt penetration of the vagina.

“In my medical opinion, if there is a repeated penetrative forceful injury on the vagina, it would be the classical features I saw on the vagina and hymen because it has been ongoing.”

But, during cross examination which was led by lead defence counsel, Babatunde Ogala (SAN), the witness clarified that the survivor was already 18 years old at the time of the medical examination. She also said she couldn’t verify from her findings whether the bruises were caused by Dr Olaleye or when the alleged defilement started or ended.

Earlier in the day, a police inspector, Esther Igbineweka, from the gender section of the Nigeria Police Force, Lagos Command headquarters, gave her testimony. She said she took the defendant’s statement in April 2022, where he denied the allegations. During her cross examination, she admitted that she was aware that the defendant had also alleged in his statement that the survivor was having sexual intercourse with one Meschach who was working for the Olaleyes at the time. But, she added that she couldn’t investigate it any further because he was nowhere to be found.

The police officer also said that she didn’t view the contents of the CCTV footage which Dr Olaleye had presented to the Police of the alleged sexual encounter between his wife’s niece and Meshach.

Further hearing is fixed for January 26, 2023.

The Lagos State government arraigned Dr. Olufemi Olaleye on November 30, 2022 on a two-count charge of alleged Defilement of a child and Sexual Assault by Penetration, which he pleaded not guilty to.

Trial opened on Monday, December 19 with the state government presenting its witnesses.

So far, the court has heard the testimonies of the defendant’s wife, the alleged survivor, a child forensic interviewer, a police officer and a medical doctor.

 

A medical doctor who conducted a medical examination on the alleged survivor of popular cancer care specialist, Femi Olaleye, says she found injuries consistent with repeated, forceful and blunt penetration of the 18-year old’s vagina.

Oyebimpe Akinbunmi who works as a medical and forensic examiner at the Mirabel Centre, a sexual assault referral centre, is the fifth witness of the Lagos state government prosecuting the trial which is before Justice Raheem Oshodi of the Sexual Offences and Domestic violence court, sitting in Ikeja.

She was led to give her evidence on Wednesday, by the Director of Public Prosecutions at the Ministry of Justice, Babajide Martins.

She said the survivor, whose names are withheld to protect her identity, was presented at the Centre on March 15, 2022, along with her aunt, upon a complaint of alleged repeated sexual abuse leveled against her Aunty’s husband (Dr Olaleye), which she said had been ongoing since March 2020.

During the medical history taken by the team, the witness added that the survivor told them the defendant usually calls her at night and that he will remove his trousers and tell her to perform oral sex on him.

The medical expert went on to say that the survivor told her that, “He (the defendant) sometimes put his fingers in her vagina, then he applies a lubricant on her vagina and will penetrate her with his penis. She said it happened about four times and that he gives her pills to take afterwards and he would threaten her that she would die if she tells anyone.”

The witness said it was after the medical history was taken that an examination was carried out on the survivor.

“After the examination, the major findings were in the genital area. The hymen was angular which means ring-shaped and slightly estrogenised.

“There was a notch at 9 ‘O’ clock position on the hymen and transection at one ‘O’ clock position at the hymen. Transection means a deep cut.

“The vagina wall was also unduly visible, revealing more than one-third of the lower vagina.

“The pattern of injury that I saw was consistent with repeated forceful penetrative injury into the vagina. It is an indication of ongoing forceful blunt penetration of the vagina.

“In my medical opinion, if there is a repeated penetrative forceful injury on the vagina, it would be the classical features I saw on the vagina and hymen because it has been ongoing.”

But, during cross examination which was led by lead defence counsel, Babatunde Ogala (SAN), the witness clarified that the survivor was already 18 years old at the time of the medical examination. She also said she couldn’t verify from her findings whether the bruises were caused by Dr Olaleye or when the alleged defilement started or ended.

Earlier in the day, a police inspector, Esther Igbineweka, from the gender section of the Nigeria Police Force, Lagos Command headquarters, gave her testimony. She said she took the defendant’s statement in April 2022, where he denied the allegations. During her cross examination, she admitted that she was aware that the defendant had also alleged in his statement that the survivor was having sexual intercourse with one Meschach who was working for the Olaleyes at the time. But, she added that she couldn’t investigate it any further because he was nowhere to be found.

The police officer also said that she didn’t view the contents of the CCTV footage which Dr Olaleye had presented to the Police of the alleged sexual encounter between his wife’s niece and Meshach.

Further hearing is fixed for January 26, 2023.

The Lagos State government arraigned Dr. Olufemi Olaleye on November 30, 2022 on a two-count charge of alleged Defilement of a child and Sexual Assault by Penetration, which he pleaded not guilty to.

Trial opened on Monday, December 19 with the state government presenting its witnesses.

So far, the court has heard the testimonies of the defendant’s wife, the alleged survivor, a child forensic interviewer, a police officer and a medical doctor.

 

A medical doctor who conducted a medical examination on the alleged survivor of popular cancer care specialist, Femi Olaleye, says she found injuries consistent with repeated, forceful and blunt penetration of the 18-year old’s vagina.

Oyebimpe Akinbunmi who works as a medical and forensic examiner at the Mirabel Centre, a sexual assault referral centre, is the fifth witness of the Lagos state government prosecuting the trial which is before Justice Raheem Oshodi of the Sexual Offences and Domestic violence court, sitting in Ikeja.

She was led to give her evidence on Wednesday, by the Director of Public Prosecutions at the Ministry of Justice, Babajide Martins.

She said the survivor, whose names are withheld to protect her identity, was presented at the Centre on March 15, 2022, along with her aunt, upon a complaint of alleged repeated sexual abuse leveled against her Aunty’s husband (Dr Olaleye), which she said had been ongoing since March 2020.

During the medical history taken by the team, the witness added that the survivor told them the defendant usually calls her at night and that he will remove his trousers and tell her to perform oral sex on him.

The medical expert went on to say that the survivor told her that, “He (the defendant) sometimes put his fingers in her vagina, then he applies a lubricant on her vagina and will penetrate her with his penis. She said it happened about four times and that he gives her pills to take afterwards and he would threaten her that she would die if she tells anyone.”

The witness said it was after the medical history was taken that an examination was carried out on the survivor.

“After the examination, the major findings were in the genital area. The hymen was angular which means ring-shaped and slightly estrogenised.

“There was a notch at 9 ‘O’ clock position on the hymen and transection at one ‘O’ clock position at the hymen. Transection means a deep cut.

“The vagina wall was also unduly visible, revealing more than one-third of the lower vagina.

“The pattern of injury that I saw was consistent with repeated forceful penetrative injury into the vagina. It is an indication of ongoing forceful blunt penetration of the vagina.

“In my medical opinion, if there is a repeated penetrative forceful injury on the vagina, it would be the classical features I saw on the vagina and hymen because it has been ongoing.”

But, during cross examination which was led by lead defence counsel, Babatunde Ogala (SAN), the witness clarified that the survivor was already 18 years old at the time of the medical examination. She also said she couldn’t verify from her findings whether the bruises were caused by Dr Olaleye or when the alleged defilement started or ended.

Earlier in the day, a police inspector, Esther Igbineweka, from the gender section of the Nigeria Police Force, Lagos Command headquarters, gave her testimony. She said she took the defendant’s statement in April 2022, where he denied the allegations. During her cross examination, she admitted that she was aware that the defendant had also alleged in his statement that the survivor was having sexual intercourse with one Meschach who was working for the Olaleyes at the time. But, she added that she couldn’t investigate it any further because he was nowhere to be found.

The police officer also said that she didn’t view the contents of the CCTV footage which Dr Olaleye had presented to the Police of the alleged sexual encounter between his wife’s niece and Meshach.

Further hearing is fixed for January 26, 2023.

The Lagos State government arraigned Dr. Olufemi Olaleye on November 30, 2022 on a two-count charge of alleged Defilement of a child and Sexual Assault by Penetration, which he pleaded not guilty to.

Trial opened on Monday, December 19 with the state government presenting its witnesses.

So far, the court has heard the testimonies of the defendant’s wife, the alleged survivor, a child forensic interviewer, a police officer and a medical doctor.

 

A medical doctor who conducted a medical examination on the alleged survivor of popular cancer care specialist, Femi Olaleye, says she found injuries consistent with repeated, forceful and blunt penetration of the 18-year old’s vagina.

Oyebimpe Akinbunmi who works as a medical and forensic examiner at the Mirabel Centre, a sexual assault referral centre, is the fifth witness of the Lagos state government prosecuting the trial which is before Justice Raheem Oshodi of the Sexual Offences and Domestic violence court, sitting in Ikeja.

She was led to give her evidence on Wednesday, by the Director of Public Prosecutions at the Ministry of Justice, Babajide Martins.

She said the survivor, whose names are withheld to protect her identity, was presented at the Centre on March 15, 2022, along with her aunt, upon a complaint of alleged repeated sexual abuse leveled against her Aunty’s husband (Dr Olaleye), which she said had been ongoing since March 2020.

During the medical history taken by the team, the witness added that the survivor told them the defendant usually calls her at night and that he will remove his trousers and tell her to perform oral sex on him.

The medical expert went on to say that the survivor told her that, “He (the defendant) sometimes put his fingers in her vagina, then he applies a lubricant on her vagina and will penetrate her with his penis. She said it happened about four times and that he gives her pills to take afterwards and he would threaten her that she would die if she tells anyone.”

The witness said it was after the medical history was taken that an examination was carried out on the survivor.

“After the examination, the major findings were in the genital area. The hymen was angular which means ring-shaped and slightly estrogenised.

“There was a notch at 9 ‘O’ clock position on the hymen and transection at one ‘O’ clock position at the hymen. Transection means a deep cut.

“The vagina wall was also unduly visible, revealing more than one-third of the lower vagina.

“The pattern of injury that I saw was consistent with repeated forceful penetrative injury into the vagina. It is an indication of ongoing forceful blunt penetration of the vagina.

“In my medical opinion, if there is a repeated penetrative forceful injury on the vagina, it would be the classical features I saw on the vagina and hymen because it has been ongoing.”

But, during cross examination which was led by lead defence counsel, Babatunde Ogala (SAN), the witness clarified that the survivor was already 18 years old at the time of the medical examination. She also said she couldn’t verify from her findings whether the bruises were caused by Dr Olaleye or when the alleged defilement started or ended.

Earlier in the day, a police inspector, Esther Igbineweka, from the gender section of the Nigeria Police Force, Lagos Command headquarters, gave her testimony. She said she took the defendant’s statement in April 2022, where he denied the allegations. During her cross examination, she admitted that she was aware that the defendant had also alleged in his statement that the survivor was having sexual intercourse with one Meschach who was working for the Olaleyes at the time. But, she added that she couldn’t investigate it any further because he was nowhere to be found.

The police officer also said that she didn’t view the contents of the CCTV footage which Dr Olaleye had presented to the Police of the alleged sexual encounter between his wife’s niece and Meshach.

Further hearing is fixed for January 26, 2023.

The Lagos State government arraigned Dr. Olufemi Olaleye on November 30, 2022 on a two-count charge of alleged Defilement of a child and Sexual Assault by Penetration, which he pleaded not guilty to.

Trial opened on Monday, December 19 with the state government presenting its witnesses.

So far, the court has heard the testimonies of the defendant’s wife, the alleged survivor, a child forensic interviewer, a police officer and a medical doctor.

 

A medical doctor who conducted a medical examination on the alleged survivor of popular cancer care specialist, Femi Olaleye, says she found injuries consistent with repeated, forceful and blunt penetration of the 18-year old’s vagina.

Oyebimpe Akinbunmi who works as a medical and forensic examiner at the Mirabel Centre, a sexual assault referral centre, is the fifth witness of the Lagos state government prosecuting the trial which is before Justice Raheem Oshodi of the Sexual Offences and Domestic violence court, sitting in Ikeja.

She was led to give her evidence on Wednesday, by the Director of Public Prosecutions at the Ministry of Justice, Babajide Martins.

She said the survivor, whose names are withheld to protect her identity, was presented at the Centre on March 15, 2022, along with her aunt, upon a complaint of alleged repeated sexual abuse leveled against her Aunty’s husband (Dr Olaleye), which she said had been ongoing since March 2020.

During the medical history taken by the team, the witness added that the survivor told them the defendant usually calls her at night and that he will remove his trousers and tell her to perform oral sex on him.

The medical expert went on to say that the survivor told her that, “He (the defendant) sometimes put his fingers in her vagina, then he applies a lubricant on her vagina and will penetrate her with his penis. She said it happened about four times and that he gives her pills to take afterwards and he would threaten her that she would die if she tells anyone.”

The witness said it was after the medical history was taken that an examination was carried out on the survivor.

“After the examination, the major findings were in the genital area. The hymen was angular which means ring-shaped and slightly estrogenised.

“There was a notch at 9 ‘O’ clock position on the hymen and transection at one ‘O’ clock position at the hymen. Transection means a deep cut.

“The vagina wall was also unduly visible, revealing more than one-third of the lower vagina.

“The pattern of injury that I saw was consistent with repeated forceful penetrative injury into the vagina. It is an indication of ongoing forceful blunt penetration of the vagina.

“In my medical opinion, if there is a repeated penetrative forceful injury on the vagina, it would be the classical features I saw on the vagina and hymen because it has been ongoing.”

But, during cross examination which was led by lead defence counsel, Babatunde Ogala (SAN), the witness clarified that the survivor was already 18 years old at the time of the medical examination. She also said she couldn’t verify from her findings whether the bruises were caused by Dr Olaleye or when the alleged defilement started or ended.

Earlier in the day, a police inspector, Esther Igbineweka, from the gender section of the Nigeria Police Force, Lagos Command headquarters, gave her testimony. She said she took the defendant’s statement in April 2022, where he denied the allegations. During her cross examination, she admitted that she was aware that the defendant had also alleged in his statement that the survivor was having sexual intercourse with one Meschach who was working for the Olaleyes at the time. But, she added that she couldn’t investigate it any further because he was nowhere to be found.

The police officer also said that she didn’t view the contents of the CCTV footage which Dr Olaleye had presented to the Police of the alleged sexual encounter between his wife’s niece and Meshach.

Further hearing is fixed for January 26, 2023.

The Lagos State government arraigned Dr. Olufemi Olaleye on November 30, 2022 on a two-count charge of alleged Defilement of a child and Sexual Assault by Penetration, which he pleaded not guilty to.

Trial opened on Monday, December 19 with the state government presenting its witnesses.

So far, the court has heard the testimonies of the defendant’s wife, the alleged survivor, a child forensic interviewer, a police officer and a medical doctor.