34-yr-old UNILAG alumnus bags 50yrs imprisonment for raping 19-yr-old girl in Lagos

A 34-year-old alumnus of the University of Lagos, John Otema, was on Monday, August 17, sentenced to 50-years imprisonment by an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, for raping a 19-year-old student of the institution on campus.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the quantity surveyor and facilities manager, was charged before Justice Abiola Soladoye with three counts of rape and assault occasioning harm on two female students.

He was found guilty on two-counts of rape and assault occasioning harm in respect of the rape of the 19-year-old student (Student X) and was, however, found not guilty on a charge of raping a 20-year-old student (Student Y) of the institution.

He bagged 50-years in prison for the rape and three-years in prison for the assault on student X with both sentences to run concurrently.