Lagos primary school proprietor charged with rape of 2 pupils

 A primary school proprietor, Joseph Ogunleye, was
on Thursday charged before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’
Court in Lagos over alleged defilement of two pupils
in his school.
Ogunleye, 56, whose address is unknown, is standing
trial on a charge of defilement.
According to the prosecutor, Insp. Rita Momah, the
accused committed the offence on June 27 at Ijegun,
Ikotun, Lagos.
She alleged that the accused unlawfully defiled an
eight-year-old girl and a 10-year-old girl who were
pupils in his school.
“A nearby shop owner heard the two girls telling
their friends about how their school proprietor
touched their private parts and that they cannot tell
their parents.
“The 10-year-old explained how the accused had
canal knowledge of her, while the 8-year-old also
admitted that he did the same thing to her.
Ogunleye, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Magistrate, Mrs O.A. Erinle, granted bail to the
accused in the sum of N500,000, with two sureties in
like sum.
The case was adjourned till Oct. 26 for trial.