Femi Olaleye, the Managing Director of the Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, has been handed a life sentence for sexually assaulting his wife’s niece. The verdict was delivered by Judge Rahman Oshodi at the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Lagos on Tuesday.

In November 2022, the Lagos state government brought charges against Olaleye, accusing him of defiling a child and sexually assaulting her through penetration. The medical doctor pleaded not guilty to these two charges.

The cancer care advocate was alleged to have sexually abused the minor, who was reportedly his wife’s niece, over a period of more than 20 months. During the trial, the prosecution presented at least seven witnesses, with one being withdrawn.

These witnesses included the defendant’s wife, who reported the case to the police, the alleged survivor (whose identity was protected), a child forensic specialist named Bisi Ajayi-Kayode, police inspector Esther Igbineweka, medical examiner Akinbunmi Oyebimpe, and a police officer named Abe Leonard