Dr. Stephen Ukenna, a Covenant University lecturer has been accused of raping a female Student of the institution in his office.
He was arrested by police officers following the rape allegation elaborated on him by the girl’s parents at ota area command
According to reports, Ukenna is a lecturer at the Department of Business Management. The victim is a 17-old-year old student of the university.
They reported their daughter called she was invited by the lecturer to his office on Thursday under the pretence of planning a surprise birthday party for her close friend.
But on getting to Dr. Stephen’s office, he reportedly seized her, locked the door and forcefully had sex with her atop a table.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the Area Commander for Ota, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Muyideen Obe, deployed detectives to the school where they arrested the lecturer.
The suspect has admitted to having non -consenting sex with the victim but was unable to give any reason for his action.
According to Abimbola, the Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, has given a directive for the transfer of the suspect to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for thorough investigation and prosecution.
The management of convenant university has not yet broken his silence as at the time of filling this report.
