Police Arrest School Teacher For Defiling 7-year-old Pupil In Bauchi

The suspect,  Sirajo Ahmed

Men of the Bauchi state police command have arrested a 25-year-old school teacher identified as Sirajo Ahmed for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 7-year-old pupil in Alkeri, Bauchi State.

Spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, September 12, 2022, said the suspect lured the minor into his office in the school and defiled her.

"On 06/09/2022 at about 0930hrs a team of detectives attached to Alkaleri Divisional Police Headquarters arrested one Sirajo Ahmed ‘m’ aged 25yrs of Royal Science Academic Alkaleri, for defiling a 7yrs-old pupil," the statement read.

"Information receipt by the Division indicates that on 13/08/2022 at about 1000hrs one Sirajo Ahmad ‘m’ aged 25yrs of Unguwan Ajiya Alkaleri, who is a classroom teacher at Royal Science Academic School Alkaleri, deceitfully lured his 7yrs-old pupil into his office at the said school and defiled her.

"During the investigation, the suspect voluntarily confessed to the crime," the PPRO added.