Covenant University lecturer arrested: How lecturer accused for rape of 17 year old student chop arrest, dismissal from David Oyedepo private university
Covenant University don dismiss one of dia lecturers on top accuse of rape of a 17 year old student of di school.
Na only 18 per cent rape cases dem don convict for Nigeria as at 2015. Di Nigerian private university wey David Oyedepo, di presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church establish, confam dis to BBC News Pidgin on Wednesday. Covenant University Registrar, Oluwasegun Omidiora say dem sack alias dismiss di lecturer on Friday 12 March, 2021 sake of say dia school dey against act of rape. Di 41 years old lecturer chop sack for allegedly raping a 17 year-old-student of di school, according to di Christian university for Ogun State, South West of Nigeria. Oga Oluwasegun Omidiora say dem don hand am over to di police for further investigation. Di Ogun State Police Command bin arrest di lecturer on March 11,2021, BBC News Pidgin find out. On interrogation, di suspect bin admit say im get carnal knowledge of di 17 year-old victim, but im no give reason for im action. Di arrest of di suspected lecturer, wey be Doctorate degree holder of di Department of Business Management, bin follow one complain wey di parents of di victim bin lodge. Pipo dey usually give Covenant University mouth say dem no dey allow dia students freedom [Covenant University lecturer arrested] - How di student rape happun Di parent of di victim bin report say dia daughter call dem on phone from di school say her lecturer bin invite her to di office on di said date under di pretence say im bin wan plan a surprise birthday party for her close friend. According to di report, wen she get to di lecturer office , he lock di office door and forcefully had sex wit her on top of di table for im office. Di university authority help di police to track, arrest and hand over di lecturer to di police after dem hear of di incident. Covenant University students like many oda undergraduates in Nigeria, dey spend at least four years to get a degree. Covenant University, Ota - Ogun State, Nigeria Covenant University pocket recognition as one of di best university for Nigeria according to "The World University Ranking" for 2018. Dem dey rank according to Teaching, Research, Citation, Industry Income and International Outlook. Na for 2002 dem start di school, and to get dis kain accolade no be small sometin. So wetin make dem thick? We tok to some pipo wey graduate from di school to find out. Di rules of Covenant University na wetin don dey make pipo for outside dey shout say e dey highly restrictive. Some of di rules na say you must to attend evri school function (weda na class or chapel service) fifteen minutes before di event start. Di dress code wey be say na only corporate you fit wear go class, and even di number of classes you must to attend to fit write exams (75% attendance for di whole school). If found guilty, di university lecturer accused of rape fit spend up to 14 years for prison, depending on di number of charges against am. For Covenant University, Students as young as 15 years fit get admission to pursue degree for di school See wetin dey inside sexual harassment law for Nigeria Universities