Teacher in court for defiling seven-year-old pupil
A chief magistrates’ court in Jimeta, Yola, on Friday, ordered the remand of a 37-year-old teacher, Adamu Ayuba, in a correctional facility for allegedly defiling a seven-year-old girl in school.
The police charged Mr Ayuba of Rawani of Jambutu, Yola, with defilement contrary to section 211 of the penal code law of Adamawa State.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The chief magistrate, Musa Adamu, adjourned the matter until May 29 so that the police could investigate further.
“This case has been adjourned until May 29 to enable the police to finish their investigation and to forward the case file to the Department of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice,” the chief magistrate said.
Earlier, the prosecution counsel, ASP Ezra Bulus, told the court that the complainant, Fatima Isah, mother of the minor, reported the matter at the police station on May 2 at about 6:00 p.m.
Mr Bulus alleged that the complainant’s daughter, a student at Anur Modern Academy Yola, returned from school on April 29 and complained of severe pain in her private part.
The counsel informed the court that the alleged offence is criminal in nature, which requires legal advice and prayed the court to adjourn the matter until May 29.
He stated that the offence contravened the provisions of section 211 of the Penal Code Law of Adamawa 2018.
(NAN)
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