3 secondary school teachers arrested over alleged rape of students in Ekiti
The three suspects, who are currently being detained at the police headquarters in Ado Ekiti, are from Osi Grammar School, Osi Ekiti, in Ido/Osi Local Government area and All Soul’s Grammar School, Ado Ekiti.
The Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), Ekiti Police Command, Mr. Sunday Abutu, confirmed the arrests on Wednesday, February 26, 2020.
Abutu said the suspects were alleged to have
had sexual intercourse with their victims, and the teachers were
reported to the police through a petition received from an activist(
names withheld) that the suspects allegedly molested the victims
sexually.
” The suspects; one from Osi
Grammar School and two from All Soul’s Grammar School, are in our
custody and they are giving us useful information.
We have invited the victims and they have given useful information to us as well.
” But as of now, the victim from Osi Grammar School denied the allegation when he was interrogated.
” But we are not resting on our oars, we will get to the root of the matter, ” he said.
Abutu said the victims from All
Soul’s Secondary School had been invited by the police for
interrogation, saying they were yet to give information concerning the
incident.
The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Wale Fapohunda, had last week raised the alarm over reported cases of alleged rape in many secondary schools across the state.
Fapohunda had pledged that all the cases
already reported to the state government and security agencies would be
investigated and the culprits prosecuted to serve as deterrents to
others.
3 secondary school teachers arrested over alleged rape of students in Ekiti
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