Dr Ayinde Olukayode, a 55-year-old university lecturer, was discharged and acquitted of alleged rape by Justice Adekunle Adeleye of an Ado-Ekiti High Court.
Olukayode, an Ekiti State University (EKSU) lecturer, has been on trial for alleged rape in violation of Section 31 (c) of the Child’s Rights Law, Cap C7, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.
The lecturer, who was arraigned on March 7, 2022, had pleaded not guilty in August 2020 to raping a 12-year-old girl (names withheld).
Adeleye ruled in his decision that the prosecution witnesses’ discrepancies in evidence cast doubt on the court’s decision.
