The Appeal Court sitting in Lagos has overturned the rape conviction of Femi Olaleye, the managing director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation.
On Friday, November 29, the appellate court ruled that the lower court made an error in its judgment.
Following the ruling, Olaleye was discharged and acquitted.
Recall that in October 2023, the Special Offences and Domestic Vi%lence Court in Lagos convicted Olaleye on two counts: defilement of a child and s%xual a$$ault by penetration.
He had been sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Rahman Oshodi.
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