'How Dr. Olufemi Olaleye Defiled A Minor'—WIFE

An Ikeja Special and Sexual Offences Court, presided over by Justice Ramon Oshodi on Monday heard of how Dr. Olufemi Olaleye of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, allegedly defiled and sexually penetrated a 15-year-old minor during her stay with them.

The judge was specifically informed by the wife of the medical doctor, Mrs. Aderemi Fagbemi Olaleye, that her husband defiled and sexually penetrated a 15-year-old minor during her stay with them.

It would be recalled that Dr. Olaleye is standing trial over the alleged defilement and sexual penetration of the minor.

While giving evidence before the court, Mrs. Olaleye, who is an economist, entrepreneur in Real Estate and merchandise who has been married to the defendant for 11 years, narrated to the trial judge, that the girl confessed to a relative and their driver that the doctor has been sleeping with her and threatening to kill her and the witness if she tells anyone.

While being led in evidence-in-chief by the Director, Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), Dr. Babajide Martins, the complainant said on oath, “My lord, on 27th November 2021, my second cousin told my aunty who is my mother’s sister that since March 2020, Femi has been sexually abusing her and introduced her to pornography, from there he graduated to oral sex with her and that he does this in different places in the home where there are no cameras. He does this around 2:00 a.m.”

According to the witness, she reported the matter to the police, and investigations were carried out on the defendant and the victim to unravel the truth.

Mrs. Olaleye argued that in the presence of her husband’s lawyer, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), who happened to be his patient said she takes her two children to the defendant’s hospital.

According to the witness, “She faced him and said what do you have to say to what your wife has said “He broke down in tears that he was having carnal knowledge of her. He admitted to fingering her and having oral sex with her.”

Adding that the matter was referred to the Gender Section of the Lagos State Police Command, she said one Police Inspector Esther told her that the victim was not lying about the incident.

The witness who claimed that her child also told her that she had seen her husband undress the minor sometimes, stated that “She didn’t want me to be sad. There was no time since November 2021 that Femi had denied the allegations, he had spoken to me about apologising to the whole family and the victim, stating it was the work of the devil."

In noting that her husband checked himself into a rehabilitation home; Grace Cottage Clinics in Ilupeju, Mrs. Olaleye added: “The psychologist at the rehabilitation centre reached out to me that he had a diagnosis of sex addiction and that I should go back to history and that if not, my daughter can be a victim and that I should cooperate with them.

She also hinted that one Dr. Ogunubi sent her a message that he is not going to be a part of a pedophile.

The witness further argued that if her husband did not complete his treatment for sex addiction, he will relapse and that if he is allowed to roam the streets, that would become dangerous.

In her words: “My lord, most nights, Femi gives me a small tablet, Femi gave me a medication called Junior Aspirin with the impression that it averts blood clots.

“My lord, I was raised to be a strong confident woman. Evil is evil, regardless of who is the perpetrator.

“I have a girl child, and I have eight nieces, if this is not curbed, the evil will continue and my conscience and late mother didn’t raise me that way.”

In his cross-examination of the witness, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Babatunde Ogala, and counsel to the defendant got an affirmative answer when he requested to know the date the victim spoke to her about the abuse. Mrs. Olaleye responded when she gave the date as November 27, 2021.

When asked if there was CCTV in the house, her response was, “There is no CCTV in my living room, only in the dining.”

At that point, the defence counsel asked that the court allow him to play a video recording in court.

The court granted the request and a-39 seconds video showing the witness beating the victim.

Ogala asked the witness to identify all the persons in the video which she did.

He also asked her who was beating the girl, she admitted that she had earlier admitted to disciplining her.

She noted further in her response that the video was on the 26th or 27th of November 2021.

Two additional videos of 59 and 57 seconds respectively were also played depicting where the witness was beating the victim and appeared to be visibly angry.

All rights reserved. This material and other digital volumes on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from THE NEWS ACCELERATOR NETWORK.

For advert placement, please contact thenewsacceleratornetwork@gmail.com or 08033599492.