The Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Wednesday, has remanded Femi Olaleye, managing director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, over alleged defilement of his wife’s 15-year-old niece.
The 57-year-old medical doctor took his plea on a two count charge bordering on the defilement of a child and sexual assault by penetration preferred against him by the Lagos State Government.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against him and was granted bail of N50m with two sureties in like sum.”
Wakadaily gathered that Olaleye was accused of sexually violating a minor, who was said to be a niece of his wife, for over 20 months.
The wife of the medical doctor, Remi, in an interview last month, corroborated the sexual violation allegations against her husband.
She also accused the medical doctor and his family of threatening her for reporting the alleged rape case to the police.
Actresses Kate Henshaw and Damilola Adekoya had called on the Lagos state government and other relevant authorities to ensure that Olaleye is brought to justice over the alleged rape.”