Suspect Remanded Over Alleged Abuse of Primary School Student in Delta

(Suspect. Photo by Naijadailygossip)

A 31-year-old National Youth Service Corps member working as a teacher at a private school in Delta State has been arrested and taken to court over the alleged s+x¥@l @b¥se of a 6-year-old girl.

The teacher allegedly took the child to his apartment within the school premises on three different occasions when her mother arrived late to pick her up from school.

He allegedly s+x¥@lly @b¥sed the girl during these visits.

The child said the man thre@tened to k+ll her if she told her mother what happened.

He also used a white handkerchief, which he allegedly used to clean her bl%od, to frighten her into staying silent about the incidents.

A medical examination confirmed that the girl's hymen had been broken and she sustained a rupture to her vulva.

A Delta-based activist who took up the case said the suspect was arraigned before High Court 1 in Effurun and has been remanded at Warri Prison in Okere.

The case was adjourned until September 18, 2026 while authorities await advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions.