A secondary school teacher finds himself in police custody following allegations of sexual assault against two young women.

The Senior Special Assistant on New Media to the Ogun state governor, Ojo Emmanuel, shared the distressing incident on a social media platform.

According to Emmanuel, a young lady reported to his team that she had been a victim of rape by this teacher.

Upon reaching the teacher’s residence, they encountered another young lady who claimed to have been sexually assaulted and held against her will.

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The suspect is currently under police custody as investigations into the matter unfold.

Emmanuel expressed the situation in his statement:

“On Saturday, a member of our team received a call from a young lady reporting that she had been raped by a man.

We took immediate action by locating her, conducting necessary tests, and subsequently accompanying her to the police station to file a report.

We later proceeded with the police to the accused teacher’s residence. Despite his reluctance to open the gate, we managed to gain access with the help of the homeowner’s brother.

In the compound, we heard the distress cries of a girl. With the support of the police, we apprehended Mr. Olaniran Lateef Adewale, a secondary school mathematics teacher at Ebenezer Grammar School in Iberekodo, Abeokuta.

He hails from Ipokia Local Government in Ogun State and is registered with OGNO.30650 of the Ogun State Teaching Service Commission.

The girl present with him also accused him of coercing her into sexual intercourse and threatening her life if she did not persuade her family to send him money.

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Mr. Olaniran is currently detained at the Ogun State Command Headquarters as further police investigations are carried out.

We extend an invitation for anyone with pertinent information about this individual to come forward, and we encourage rape victims to report such cases to the ministry.

The victims will receive counseling to help them overcome this unimaginable trauma.

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We are firm in our stance against victim shaming and are committed to ensuring justice for the victims.”

During interrogation, the accused claimed he had been separated from his wife for five years and cited loneliness as the motivation behind his forceful acts with the victims since relocating to Abeokuta.