Police arrest Lagos teacher over alleged abuse of three-year-old pupil
Police arrest Lagos teacher over alleged abuse of three-year-old pupil
The Police Command in Lagos State says the 45-year-old teacher, Stella Nwadigo, who allegedly abused a three-year-old pupil of Christ-Mitots School in Ikorodu area of the state, is already in its custody.
The Command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a post he shared on his X handle @benHundeyin on Wednesday.
“The teacher is currently in our custody, while investigation is ongoing,” he said.
Stella Nwadigo
It could be recalled in a two-minute video, which went viral on Wednesday morning, that a teacher was seen subjecting the boy to rounds of slaps over his inability to write numerical figures.
The teacher asked the boy to write 61 and 62, she slapped him five times for not quickly grasping her number writing instructions.
Also reacting to the video, the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, (DSVA) confirmed that the teacher had been apprehended in a post, it shared on its verified X handle @LSdsva on Wednesday.
“We appreciate everyone, who brought the disturbing incident of a teacher, who was recorded physically abusing a three-year-old boy to our attention.
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