Court Testimony: UNILAG student narrates alleged rape by lecturer in underground office as trial continues in Ikeja.

A 20-year-old undergraduate of the University of Lagos has testified before an Ikeja High Court, detailing how her lecturer, Dr.

Samuel Ojogbo, allegedly lured her into a windowless underground office and raped her after an examination in August 2025.
While giving evidence on Tuesday under examination-in-chief by state counsel Owolabi Azeez, the student said the incident began on August 21, 2025. According to her, Ojogbo approached her during an exam and asked whether the questions aligned with her preparation.
“I said yes, I knew a section better. He told me not to worry and to see him after the exam,” she told the court.
She said she went to his office twice that day but did not meet him. The following day, August 22, he supervised another exam she took and later asked her to wait after it ended.
The student told the court that she followed him to an underground office that had no windows or secretary. While discussing the exam, two other students entered the room, but the lecturer dismissed them and instructed her to shut the door.
“As I closed it, he stood behind me, pushed me onto a couch and began touching me. He caressed me, forced himself on me and raped me,” she said, breaking down in tears while in the witness box.
She added that after the incident, Ojogbo told her he would supervise her final-year project and collected her phone number. She said she left the office in tears and immediately informed a friend.
Both of them later reported the matter to another lecturer, who contacted the student’s uncle, also a staff member in the department. They proceeded to the Head of Department’s office, where she claimed the response was dismissive.
“He asked for evidence and why I did not record it. The defendant denied the allegation. The HoD advised us to let it go and be more careful with lecturers,” she said.
Her uncle, however, insisted on pursuing the matter formally. A complaint was filed with Servicom, and the student was taken to the university medical centre.
The case was later reported to the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, which referred her to Bariga Police Station and the Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF) for further examinations. It was subsequently transferred to the gender unit of the police.
She also told the court that the defendant’s family later sought a meeting over the matter.
Justice Oyindamola Ogala adjourned the case until April 27 for cross-examination.
Ojogbo is facing a two-count charge of sexual assault and rape filed by the Lagos State Government. The prosecution stated that the alleged offences violate Sections 260 and 263(1) of the Lagos State Criminal Law, 2015, which carry life imprisonment upon conviction.