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A 29-year-old primary schoolteacher of Sudan United Mission Primary School in Agwatashi, Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, has been arrested for defiling a 15-year-old pupil.
The suspect, Alaga Solomon, was said to have committed the offence on August 14, 2020.
The victim reportedly told the police that said sent her to bring a broom from the classroom after school hours, adding that the teacher followed and defiled her in the classroom.
A source said Solomon, who is married with children, had in the past been reported to the council chairman, Mr Muhammad Iyimoga-Oyigye, for similar acts.
Confirming the incident on Thursday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ramhan Nansel, said: “A case of rape was reported on August 16, 2020, that, one Alaga Solomon on August 14, lured and unlawfully had canal knowledge of a 15-year-old girl at Agwatashi.
“The Commissioner of Police, Bola Longe, has directed a thorough investigation into the matter.”