Lagos State police command, have arrested Dr Kadiri Akeem Babalola, a lecturer at the University of Lagos—UNILAG, who allegedly raped a 20 year old undergraduate female student.
Babalola, an Associate Professor of Botany, was accused by the victim of commiting the crime when she visited his office to sort out issues concerning her results.
The victim, who reported the case to an NGO, the Inclusive Social Welfare & Empowerment Foundation, said that Babalola raped her on August 16th 2023.
The human rights group, this medium gathered, subsequently reported the case to the Gender Unit of the state police command & through the OC Gender, the state CP, Idowu Owohunwa, issued a warrant of arrest for Babalola through the state High Court & involved the Vice Chancellor, UNILAG.
Meanwhile, spokesman of the University, Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, in a statement on Thursday, stated that the school is aware of the investigation and is cooperating with the police.
“UNILAG Management, on August 28, received a letter from the Nigeria Police Force, inviting an employee of the university for questioning. The employee was immediately informed of the development and advised to comply,” Alaga-Ibraheem said.
“On August 29, the employee complied. While we are not yet privy to the full details of the incident that led to the arrest of the employee
“We are fully aware that the investigation is ongoing and we are cooperating with security agencies to ensure that the matter is resolved in the interest of justice. ”
