the University of Lagos, Akoka Campus
accused of raping a lady seeking admission
has confessed.
Dr Akin Baruwa broke his silence yesterday on
why he had forceful carnal knowledge of an
18-year-old teen entrusted to him by his friend
to help her gain admission.
Baruwa who said the s#x was consensual
accused the lady of seducing him.
In his words:
“I swear to God that the girl agreed to
everything that happened. She was a chatty
girl, who did not show any shyness. It is true
that I took her to YABATECH and showed her
places. What is not true is that I deliberately
took off from home because of any plan to do
anything bad to her. I took off from home that
early to avoid traffic.
When she was in my office, she was the one
telling me to be free with her. I realised that I
needed to lie down a little and did not want
my shirt to be rumpled. When I pulled it off,
she even told me not to mind her presence
that since it was my office, I could do
whatever I wanted.
When we first got to the office, she lay on my
chest and was even playing with my manhood.
That was why I could not resist it. After we
came back from seeing the woman who was
supposed to help with her admission, she was
about to go when I told her to give me a hug.
It was that which now led to the actual sexual
encounter.
When I realised that I could not resist her, I
had to tell her to let me put on a condom. The
truth is that, while I was putting on a condom,
she stood by and waited. I did not actually
penetrate. When she was saying ‘it’s enough,
it’s enough’ and complaining that her tummy
had started hurting her, I stopped.”
Baruwa explained that Shola’s father had sent
a cryptic text message to him (days later
when he learnt of what happened to his
daughter), saying that he had learnt of what
he did to his daughter.
“I know I betrayed his trust but nobody would
understand it was consensual. I would have
reached out to him to beg him if I think it
would solve the problem,” .
Read the victim’s side of the rape saga below:
“While I was inside the car, he started to touch
my hair and rub my head. I was very surprised
and I brushed off his hand. He never tried it
again till we got to UNILAG. While we were on
the way, he asked if I go out at all and I told
him I don’t usually go out. And he would show
me a place and say ‘This is Maryland o. You
may not know since you don’t go out.’ Then
he took me to the Yaba College of
Technology.
He drove inside and showed me the place. We
later proceeded to UNILAG.
When we got to his office, it was about
6.30am. The offices in the building were
deserted. He said he liked to be early to avoid
traffic. He told me to sit on the couch in his
office.
I noticed he was restless. He would stand and
go outside sometimes. He asked if I wanted
anything, I told him I was fine. He put on the
television; I told him I was okay. He put on
the air conditioner and I told him I did not
want that.
He had already heated water and made Coffee,
which he offered to me. I told him I was okay
and really did not need that. He then put the
hot Coffee on the table. Later, out of respect, I
took the cup and sipped a little. I started to
feel drowsy not long after that. I did not know
why.”
He kept standing and moving around the
office. Later, he went outside and when he
came back inside, he locked the door and kept
the key on his table. I did not know what was
happening.
“Moment later, he told me to pick up a paper
for him beside the couch. As I bent down to
pick up the paper, he pushed me into a corner
of the couch and held me down as he forcibly
removed my trousers and underwear.”
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Hmmmmmm
I guess there is more to this story we are not
hearing.
Meanwhile, Baruwa has been remanded at the
Kirikiri prison because he couldn’t fulfill his
bail term.
