Nigeria: Lagos Yet to Appeal Judgment Nullifying Olaleye’s Rape Conviction

Despite strong outcry from civil society organisations, CSOs, the Lagos State Government has yet to file an appeal against the Court of Appeal’s judgment that nullified Dr. Femi Olaleye’s rape conviction.

Dr. Olaleye, a medical practitioner and the Managing Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, was charged with child defilement and sexual assault by penetration and convicted by the Lagos Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court in October 2023.

However, in November 2023, the Court of…