BY SANI ALIYU,Zaria
Two Teachers of Zaria Children School, Queen Elizabeth Road, G.R.A Zaria, Kaduna State were arraigned before a Chief Magistrate Court Tudun-Wada Zaria over alledged defilement of a minor student.
The Prosecutor Assistant Supritendent of Corps, Mustapha Abdulkadir told the Court that, the two teachers and three other teachers now at large were standing trial on charges that was hinged on an unnatural offense (lesbianism).
He said the alledged offense was contrary to section 259 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law 2017.
The prosecutor had earlier told the Court that on Sept. 11, one Yahaya Aliyu of Tudun Jukun Area in Zaria came to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) Zaria Area Command and reported against the defendants.
He said the defendants are Atoyebi Eunice Temitope (female) of No. 2 Dogon Bauchi, Sabon Gari, Zaria and Adeyemo Damilola (female) of Hanwa New Extension, Zaria and three others now at large.
According to the prosecutor, the defendants are teachers at Zaria Children School.
He alledged that sometimes on Sept. 18 when the nominal complainant’s wife was bathing the victim, an 11 years old pupil and Junior Secondary School (JSS 1) student at the School, she observed the victim was molested.
``Upon interrogation at home, the victim mentioned the names of the defendants and alleged that it started sometimes in 2023 when the victim was in primary 3.
``The victim also alleged that the first defendant Temitope (known to the victim as Mrs Okasha) took the victim to a toilet near class 4A during long break lesson period and put an object into her private part.
``She alleged that the incidence happened over three different times and further alleged that Mrs Okasha threatened to informed kidnappers to abduct her if she disclosed the incidence to anybody,’’ he said.
The prosecution also told the court that on Sept. 16 when the school resumed the second defendant Adeyemo Damilola called victim to upstairs (the Secondary School section) and entered female toilet with her.
He added that while in the female toilet, the second defendant inserted something into her private part using an object that looks like a syringe.
The prosecutor told the court that the alleged actions of the defendants violate sections 259 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law 2017 as amended.
The presiding Senior Magistrate Rabi Hashim adjourned the matter to Oct. 22 for further mention and legal advice from the Kaduna State Ministry of Justice.
She also ordered the defendants to be remanded at Zaria Correctional Centre.
When Journalists reach out to school on the matter and possible hints on the three staff who are at large.
Mr Apoju Sunday Adeyemi, Principal of the school who did not deny the allegations against the teachers said the issues are still allegations and investigations were ongoing.
``I don’t want to comment further on a matter that is before the Court,’’ he said.
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