Edo State High Court Discharges And Acquits UNIBEN Lecture Of Rape …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin has discharged and acquitted a lecturer with the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Omowumi Ekundayo Steven of alleged sexual assault and rape of a final year female student of the institution.
Steven, a lecturer in the Department of English and Literature, has been on trial over alleged sexual assault and rape since 2022.
However, in a judgement delivered on Friday, Justice Mary Itsueli discharged and acquitted the lecturer.
In her judgment in the suit marked B/CD/8CV/22, Justice Itsueli averred that the prosecution team failed to prove their case…
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