Female teacher arraigned for assault on four-year-old pupil

The prosecutor said the teacher assaulted the pupil by flogging him on his body, which inflicted injuries on his back and laps.

News Agency of Nigeria • September 13, 2024

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A female school teacher, Dupe Ehiorobo, on Friday, appeared before the Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly assaulting a four-year-old pupil.

The police charged Ms Ehiorobo, 45, a teacher at Access Ville School, Ipaja, Lagos, with assault.

The woman, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The prosecutor, Insp John Iberedem, told the court that Ms Ehiorobo committed the offence on May 13 at Access Ville School, Ipaja, Lagos.

According to him, Ms Ehiorobo assaulted the pupil by flogging him mercilessly on his body, which inflicted injuries on his back and laps.

He said the class teacher flogged the pre-school pupil for misbehaving.

Ms Iberedem said the offence contravened section 172 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

Section 172 attracts one-year imprisonment to anyone found guilty of unlawful assault.

The chief magistrate, E. Kubeinje, admitted the defendant to N100,0000 bail with two sureties in like sum.

She ordered that the sureties should show evidence of tax payment to the state government and that their addresses be verified.

Ms Kubeinje adjourned the case until October 10 for a hearing.

(NAN)

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