Olaniran Lateef
By Our Reporter
Video of a 43-year-old mathematics teacher at Ebenezer Grammar school, Iberekodo, Ogun State, has emerged online.
The teacher Olaniran Lateef, has been arrested for allegedly raping two girls in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun state.
In a statement on Wednesday, Motunrayo Adeleye, commissioner for women affairs in Ogun, said a complaint was lodged against the suspect about an alleged rape.
The commissioner added that members of a team from the ministry and the police were deployed to Lateef’s house caught him while raping another lady.
“On Saturday, a member of our team got a call from a young lady reporting that she has been raped by a man,” the statement reads.
“We swung into action and located her, took her to the laboratory to run several tests before taking her to the police station to make a report.
“We thereafter went with the police to the accused home but after several knocks, he refused to open the gate.
“We were able to locate the brother to the house owner who assisted us in gaining access to the compound.
“We heard a girl’s cry for help when we got into the compound and with the support of the police, we caught Mr. Olaniran Lateef Adewale, a secondary school mathematics teacher at Ebenezer Grammar school Iberekodo, Abeokuta and a native of Ipokia local government of Ogun state with OGNO.30650 of Ogun State Teaching service commission.
“The girl with him also accused him of forcibly having sexual intercourse with her and threatening to kill her if she does not ask her family to send him money.”
The commissioner said the suspect has been remanded at the Ogun state police command headquarters pending more investigation.
“We use this opportunity to encourage any one with useful information about this man to come forward and we also encourage rape victims to always report rape cases to the ministry,” she added.
“The victims will undergo counseling to help ease this unimaginable trauma.We say no more victim shaming! And we promise to get justice for the victims.”
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