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Kwara principal allegedly defiles seven female pupils, absconds
The principal of Hassanat Islamic College, identified simply as Prosper, has gone into hiding after allegedly defiling seven female pupils of the school around Tanke, in the Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State.
PUNCH Metro gathered that Prosper, who had been allegedly defiling the pupils for a while, usually used his influence as the principal of the school to threaten them against informing anyone.
Traumatised by the illicit act, one of the pupils, who could no longer cope with the principal’s action, confided in one of the teachers of the school.
In a bid to acquire concrete evidence linking Prosper to the crime, the teacher alongside other teachers of the school, commenced an investigation and were able to get other affected pupils to narrate their ordeals in his hands.
During the investigation which took place between April and July 2022, the voice notes and erotic WhatsApp messages that Prosper sent to these minors were obtained.
In some of the chats with the pupils on WhatsApp, Prosper wrote, “You are the sweetest lady I have ever go down and suck,” “When I dipped my tongue inside of you, how did you feel?” “Let’s f**k tomorrow morning baby, I know you are tired of your virginity.”
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Speaking with our correspondent, one of the teachers said investigation revealed that the principal allegedly also perpetrated the crime at one of the victim’s parent’s house.
The teacher said, “We got to know when one of the female students opened up to one of us in the first week of April. We knew innocent pupils should not be exposed to such sexual act at such a young age.
“But to get to the root of the matter, we knew it would take a lot of time. So, one of us started being friendly with a lot of female students and in the process some of them started giving the teacher access to their phones.
“They also showed the teacher WhatsApp messages and voice with the principal. The female students were close to the principal and we were able to get seven with evidence.
“From one of the messages we had, he (principal) even went to the house of one of the victims to sexually abuse her. But he mostly perpetrated the crime on the school premises.”
The teacher said the case was reported to the police but Prosper absconded after discovering about the internal investigation.
“When we confronted him with the allegations, he denied. But when we showed the facts, he admitted and promised to stop,”
PUNCH Metro gathered that some of the pupils who were said to be within the age range of 14 and 16 had visited the nearest police station to make an official complaint against the fleeing principal.
Contacted, Prosper, who spoke from his hideouts said, “Sir, please forgive me. I’m an orphan; I am ashamed of myself and I don’t know what to do. I have left Ilorin because of this.”
The acting principal of the school, Ali Opeade, could not be reached for comment as his phone number was switched off.
He had yet to respond to a message sent to the phone number regarding the matter as of the time of filing this report.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Okasanmi Ajayi, when contacted, said, “I have reached out to the Divisional Police Officer as regards this case. I was told two children made statements at the station. The investigation is ongoing.”
Reacting to the development, the Project Director, RESTforHer, an organisation against sexual and gender based violence, Dr. Olatoun Adeola, said when an educator sexually abuse students, the action could deeply affect the physical and moral integrity of the victims.
“The effects vary for each person as people are all affected by situations differently. Some physical effects may be instantly apparent. Victims of sexual molestation may experience disassociation and emotional numbness due to the shock of what they have experienced.
“The disassociation they feel may lead to poor performance in their academics in the long run. The concerned students should be encouraged to get help from professionals,” Adeola said.
PUNCH Metro had reported cases of minors being defiled in various areas in Kwara State.
In March 2021, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kwara Command, arrested a 65-years-old widower, Samuel Darisa, for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl around the Agba dam area, GRA, in the Ilorin area of the state.
Also, in December 2021, the NSCDC officials arrested a 53-year-old bricklayer, Michael Adebayo, who allegedly had canal knowledge of the 14-year-old daughter of his friend around Elekoyangan, Ilorin.
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Edo court sentences three to death by hanging for kidnapping, murder
Edo court sentences three to death by hanging for kidnapping, murder
An Edo State High Court has sentenced three persons to death by hanging for armed robbery, kidnapping and murder.
They were convicted and sentenced by Justice Irele-Ifijeh of the Edo State High Court, Benin City.
The convicts are identified as Solomon Abuede, James Monday and Kelvin Edward.
They were sentenced to death for armed robbery, kidnapping and the murder of one Ephraim Akhere in Ihumudumun quarters in Ekpoma, the headquarters of Esan West Local Government Area of the state
Justice Ifijeh also sentenced one Oviasogie Sunday, alias Alhaji of Kano, to life imprisonment for receiving an Infinity Jeep with registration number EFR 218 FB, property of the late Ephraim, which was stolen after the murder.
The convicts were among the six persons arraigned before Justice Irele-Ifijeh in suit number: HEK/25c/24 on a six-count charge of armed robbery, kidnapping, conspiracy and receipt of stolen property.
The court, however, exonerated two others accused, David Williams and Monday Ozomo, for lack of evidence linking them to the robbery and kidnapping.
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In her judgment, Justice Ifijeh held that the kidnappers rode on a motorcycle, armed with dangerous weapons, kidnapped their victims and asked Ephraim, the driver and Sandra to move to the back seat and lower their heads while Solomon took over the driver’s seat.
The judge averred that the convicts then drove to the bank while two of them stayed with their victims inside the car.
She added that the other went to the bank with Ephraim’s ATM card to withdraw money from his account.
She disclosed that after the withdrawal, the convicts were said to have driven to an uncompleted building where one of them named Solomon Abuede threw Ephraim into a well after giving him rat poison to swallow, while the girl was given the option of jumping into the well or eating the rat poison.
The judge, further said that Solomon who provided the rat poison later spared the girl’s life but raped her instead.
The judge further added that James Monday who was said to have provided the gun used for the operation and Monday Ozomo took the Infinity Jeep and two other stolen vehicles to Kano where Oviasogie paid N420,000 for the Infinity Jeep out of the agreed N500,000
In a 91-page judgement, Justice Irele-Ifijeh said the confessional statements of Solomon Abuede, James Monday and Kelvin Edward that they participated in the armed robbery were corroborated by the evidence of one Sandra, a prosecution witness who was in the same vehicle and kidnapped along with the late Ephraim.
The judge, who said the offences were committed on June 13, 2023, said that the conviction of the three persons was in line with Section 3 of the Kidnapping Prohibition Amendment Law of Edo State 2013 and the Armed Robbery and Firearms Act.
Three to die by hanging for kidnapping, murder in Edo
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BREAKING: Police arraign 29 Yoruba Nation agitators in Ibadan
BREAKING: Police arraign 29 Yoruba Nation agitators in Ibadan
No fewer than 29 suspects were on Wednesday arraigned before the Chief Magistrate Court for involvement and roles in aborted invasion of the Oyo State Government Secretariat on Saturday, April 13.
They were arraigned on seven count charge bordering on treasonable felony, unlawful society, illegal possession of firearm, going armed and conduct likely to cause breach of peace.The offences, according to the Investigative Police Officer, Bakare Rasaq, an Inspector with the State Criminal Investigation Department, Iyaganku, Ibadan is contrary to and punishable under Section 516 of the Criminak Code, Cap 38, Vol.II, Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria, 2000.
The number is an increase of eight more following the parade of 21 suspects erier by the Oyo Police Command.
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Whereabouts of two FRSC officials unknown over five weeks after abduction
Whereabouts of two FRSC officials unknown over five weeks after abduction
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ebonyi has confirmed the abduction of two of its personnel by gunmen along the Abakaliki-Enugu highway.
Sector commander of the FRSC in Ebonyi, Henry Igwe, told journalists on Tuesday in Abakaliki that both personnel were abducted on March 8.
Igwe said the two personnel had concluded their duties at the corps’ Nkalagu office and were returning to Enugu when they were abducted.
He said the corps contacted their families, who informed them that the officers had yet to return home.
“The families said that some people contacted them that they were kidnappers and were demanding ransom.
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“The negotiations are between the families and kidnappers, and as an organisation, we have been doing the much we can,” he said.
The sector commander said his office had informed its headquarters of the development and formally reported to relevant security agencies.
He noted that it had not been established that the personnel were either alive or dead, but the fact remained that they had not been seen.
Jude Okpor, Ebonyi Commissioner for Information and Orientation, dismissed the insinuation that the state government was nonchalant about the situation.
“The matter has inter-state connectivity, and the government has initiated measures with its affected sister state to nip it in the bud,” he said.
DSP Joshua Ukandu, the police public relations officer in Ebonyi, urged families of victims to report such incidents to the command so that it can establish whether the incident happened at the Ebonyi axis of the road.
“The situation is more of an Enugu issue, and information on it should be sought from the Enugu command of the force.
“I believe some steps are being taken to combat it, but our safer highway teams stationed on the affected axis always assist commuters in crossing safely from the area,” he said.
Whereabouts of two FRSC officials unknown over five weeks after abduction
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