Court remands teacher over alleged sexual assault on 9 pupils

An Igbosere Magistrate Court on Tuesday ordered that a 40-year-old lesson teacher, who allegedly assaulted nine pupils sexually, be remanded in prison, pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutors (DPP). Faruk Adam’s plea was not taken because the court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the matter. The magistrate, Miss K. O. Doja-Ojo, ordered […]

An Igbosere Magistrate Court on Tuesday ordered that a 40-year-old lesson teacher, who allegedly assaulted nine pupils sexually, be remanded in prison, pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutors (DPP).

Faruk Adam’s plea was not taken because the court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the matter.

The magistrate, Miss K. O. Doja-Ojo, ordered that the case file be sent to the DPP for legal advice and adjourned until March 21 for mention.

In the charge sheet, Adam was said to have committed the alleged offence between November 2018 and February, 2019, at No. 1, Jaiye Balogun St., Parkview Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos.

He was alleged to have sexually assaulted the pupils aged between seven and 13.