A 38-year-old teacher has been arrested in Gombe state for allegedly defiling four pupils.
The pupils who are aged eight, nine, 12 and 14 years respectively are sisters from the same father.
The state police spokesperson, ASP Mahid Abubakar, told journalists that the suspect was arrested for sexual assault.
He was arrested on March 7 at about 11am following complaints from the pupils’ father, Adamu Ali who reported that the sexual assault was committed between January and March.
The statement read: “The suspect who resides in Malam-inna quarters, Gombe committed the offence at the Islamiyya school located in the same community. The victims were taken to the hospital for medical examination.”
Ali said the suspect has confessed to the crime and would soon be charged to court for prosecution.
In a similar development, the Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man, Ojo Akerele, in the Idoani community, the Ose Local Government Area of the state, for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Funmi Odunlami, disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Akure, the state capital on Tuesday.
She said, “A case of defilement was reported against one Ojo Akerele, 45, and he was subsequently arrested by security operatives.
“The victim,10, was lured to an uncompleted building by the suspect where he had carnal knowledge of her after giving her N100. The suspect claimed that the girl usually comes with her friend to collect N100 from him daily and that while she was asking for the money he drew her closer and had carnal knowledge of her.”