Female teacher accused of sexually assaulting 4-yr-old pupil

An Ikeja Chief Magistrate Court on Tuesday remanded a 29-year-old female teacher, Adejuyigbe Moni, who allegedly sexually assaulted her four-year-old pupil by inserting her fingers in her vaginal.

The chief magistrate, Mrs Olufunke Sule-Amzat, ordered that the defendant be kept in Kirikiri Prisons in Lagos pending legal advice from the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions.

The defendant, a resident of Ayoronwi Street in Igando a suburb of Lagos, is standing trial for sexual assault. She, however, pleaded not guilty.

The prosecutor, Mr Benson Emuerhi, had told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Jan. 13, at the premises of Covenant Tekno Kids Discovery Centre located on 14, Akeem-Oke Street, Igando, Lagos.

He said the case was reported at the Gender Section of Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja, by the victim’s father.

According to Emuerhi, the child complained to her parents about the pains she was feeling in her ‘bum- bum’.’

“She said that the class teacher (defendant) had inserted her fingers inside her vagina causing her pain. The parents reported the incident to the school authority and the defendant was confronted. But she denied, hence the resort to the police station,” he said.

The case was adjourned till April 11 for mention. (NAN)