By YEJIDE GBENGA-OGUNDARE

Following reports of sexual molestation of students at the Federal Government Girls College, Oyo, the Police, on Friday, July 22, 2022, arraigned a teacher of the school, Alayoteti Oyebode, on a one-count charge bordering on having unlawful sexual intercourse with a 14 year- old student (name withheld) of the school.

Alayoteti was arraigned by the Oyo state Police Command before the Oyo State Family Court sitting in Ibadan with a charge signed by CSP Funke Fawole, the O/C legal and prosecution of Oyo Police Command.

The charge filed by the IPO, Inspector Afolabi Kehinde of the state CID, Iyaganku, Ibadan, read: “That you, Alayoteti Oyebode ‘M’, between the month of November 2021 and May 2022 at the Federal Government Girls College, Oyo in the Family Court Magisterial District, did have unlawful sexual intercourse with one (name withheld), ‘F’ age 14 years without her consent and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 34 of the Oyo State Child Rights Law, 2006.”

Alayoteti had pleaded not guilty to the charge and his counsel had applied to the court to remand his client in prison custody rather than in police custody

The judge having heard the case, ordered that the Alayoteti be remanded at the Oyo state Correctional Center, Agodi custodial unit in Ibadan.

Justice Adetunyibi consequently adjourned the case till the August 4, 2022, for hearing.