Ogun teacher caught sexually abusing pupil

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The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a private school teacher, Matthew Sodeke, for alleged child abuse in Igbala community in the  Sango Ota area of the state.

Our correspondent learnt that Sodeke, an English Language teacher, was caught sucking the private parts of a male pupil.

The teacher was reportedly caught by a parent who had come to pick his child in the school.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the teacher allegedly sexually assaulted the 16-year-old boy, identified only as Ajala, in one of the offices of the school after closing hours.

On Tuesday, July 12, around 4pm, Sodeke was said to have called the pupil upstairs into one of the offices.

It was learnt that Sodeke allegedly instructed the boy to remove his trousers, after which the teacher allegedly began to suck the boy’s private parts.

A yet-to-be-identified parent, who reportedly came to check her child in the school, was said to have caught the duo and raised the alarm.

The matter was thereafter reported at the Sango Police Division, and Sodeke was arrested.

A parent, identified only as Shokoya, who claimed to be a witness, said the teacher was beaten up by a mob before he was taken to the police station.

Shokoya added that the pupil confessed that his private parts had been sucked by the teacher on several occasions.

Why I cut off my step son’s penis – Stepmother opens up

A 22-year-old woman, Rabiu Bara’atu, who cut off the penis of her rival’s one-month-old baby, Buhari in Kuta town, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, has revealed reasons for her action.

Bara’atu said after having been married to her husband, Mohammed Dauda for seven years, without a child, she felt bitter that her rival, Dauda’s second wife had bore a child for their husband.

Speaking on NTA, Bara’atu confessed that she took Buhari from his mother’s room where he was sleeping, to the toilet where she chopped-off his penis with a kitchen knife.

She said, “I decided to do that in retaliation to insults (I’ve been receiving) from his mother. She has been insulting me. Anytime I complained to our husband, he will not take action. That was the major reason I used our kitchen knife to cut off his penis.”

But responding to her claims, her husband, Dauda said Bara’atu never reported Basira to him and that as far as he was concerned, they were living in peace.

Dauda said, “I never heard them quarrelling, I never saw them fighting. My house is intact. There was no division. I treated them equally.

“I was shocked when I heard what Bara’atu did to my son. She never showed any sign of madness. She is mentally okay,” Dauda added.

On her part, the baby’s mother, Basira, also denied Bara’atu’s allegations.

She said, “Ever since she was married and came to the house, I took her as my younger sister. That was why I allowed her to be close to my son. I didn’t know that she was planning to kill my son,” she lamented.

Meanwhile, the Niger State government has promised to take care of Buhari’s medical bills.

Recall that the accused was arraigned before a Niger State Magistrate Court sitting in Minna on Monday and remanded in prison after she pleaded not guilty

Woman burns boy’s genitals for stealing N100

The police in Lagos State have arrested a woman identified simply as Saratu, for allegedly burning the private parts of her seven-year-old nephew, Razak Qudus.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Saratu allegedly burnt the boy’s private parts with a stove after he was accused of stealing N100.

Our correspondent learnt that the victim, who is a primary four pupil in a private school, lived with the suspect in the Afariogun, Oshodi area of the state.

It was gathered that Saratu’s neighbours reported the matter to a coordinator of the Child Protection Network, Ebenezer Omejalile, living in the area, who in turn reported to the police.

Our correspondent learnt that the matter was reported at the Makinde Police Division, Oshodi, and Saratu was arrested.

Speaking with newsmen, Omejalile said the victim had been taken to a hospital for a checkup while the police had charged the suspect to court.

Photo News: Woman who cut off her step son penis remanded in prison custody

A Niger State Magistrate Court sitting in Minna, the state capital on Monday arraigned a 22-year-old woman, Rabiu Bara’atu, for allegedly cutting off the penis of her rival’s one-month-old baby, Buhari.

Bara’atu allegedly cut off Buhari’s penis at their home in Kuta town, Shiroro Local Government Area of the state on June 21 after having been married to her husband, Mohammed Rabiu, for seven years, without a child.

In her bid to punish her husband for marrying a second wife, she allegedly cut off the baby’s penis, Thepolytescrib reports.

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in the state, Bala James, explained that the suspect wanted to kill the victim, adding that the child, who was named after President Muhammadu Buhari, survived the attack.

James said, “The woman used a sharp knife to cut through the genitals of the one-month-old baby. She had been married to her husband for seven years without any child.

“So, out of pressure, the man decided to marry a second wife. When the second wife had a baby, she became angry and frustrated. She thought the best thing to do was to kill the child.

“On June 21, around 10pm, she took the baby to the backyard of their house and used a sharp knife to cut off his penis, however, the cry of the baby attracted neighbours, who rushed to the place and found him in a pool of blood.

“The suspect wanted to run away, but she was overpowered. She was handed over to the police, while the baby was taken to a hospital,” the PPRO added, noting that the baby had been taken to the Accident and Emergency Ward of the Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, IBB Specialist Hospital, Minna.

According to the Head of Department, General Outpatient Ward of the hospital, Dr. Ahmed Mohammed, the boy might not use his penis again.

Horror! Housewife cuts off stepson’s private part

POLICE in Niger State are investigating the circumstances that led to 22-year-old housewife, Bara’atu Rabiu of Diakpe Village in Shiroro Local Government Area for allegedly cutting off the private part of her one-month-old stepson.

The victim simply called Buhari, was attacked over jealousy and rivalry the suspect her and his mother.

A source said the victim’s mother got married to the boy’s father over seven years without bearing any child which made the family decided to get another wife for her husband leading to the marriage of Bara’atu , who eventually ex­tended the rivalry and hatred to the innocent child.

At about 10pm last Thursday, Bara’atu allegedly sneaked into Bara’atu’s room and picked the one month old child to al­legedly commit the crime.

The matter was reported to the police while the boy was rushed a nearby clinic before been referred to general hospital Minna.

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations officer PPRO Bala Elkana, said the child was receiving treatment at a hospital in Minna, while also confirming the arrest of Bara’atu for alleged attempted culpable homicide.

Meanwhile, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello and his wife Amina, have visited IBB Specialists Hospital where the boy was re­cuperating.

Photo: Woman gets four-year jail term for torturing 12-year-old

The police in Lagos State have arrested a woman, Funmi Otitoloju, for allegedly brutalising her 12-year-old niece identified only as Adeola, in the Baiyeku community of Ikorodu.

Our correspondent learnt that Otitoloju allegedly used a razor blade to cut the girl in the neck and hand because she entered other people’s apartments without her permission.

The incident occurred on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at about 6am, after which a Good Samaritan rushed the victim to a general hospital.

It was learnt that a neighour had reported to Otitoloju that the victim stole from her room.

It was learnt that when the neighbour was queried on what the 12-year-old stole, she could not answer.

Otitoloju reportedly punished her niece after her landlady also came to report that the girl sneaked into her apartment.

It was gathered that the girl was cut with a razor blade on that morning.
Our correspondent learnt that the hospital refused to treat Adeola insisting on a police report.

A worker with the Child Protection Network in the Ikorodu area was said to have been invited and the worker reported the matter at the Ikorodu Police Division.

The police, thereafter, arrested Otitoloju, while the victim was treated at the hospital.

Our correspondent learnt that Adeola, who is a primary 3 pupil, had been taken into government’s custody.

The police on Monday arraigned Otitoloju on two counts bordering on child abuse at the Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court, Ikorodu.

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Man sexually abuses 4 teenage girls in Kano

A Magistrate court sitting in Kano state on Tuesday arraigned one Habibu Yuguda for sexually molesting four teenage girls.

The prosecutor, Inspector Shuaibu Musa, told the court that three complainants, Yusuf Musa, Abdullahi Yahaya and Yahuza Sale reported the matter at the Gezawa Police Division in the state.

The prosecutor said, “Yuguda, a resident of Kofar Fada village, near Kano, lured the complainants’ daughters, aged 11 and 12 years and had carnal knowledge of them.

“The accused gave them a ride in his car and took them to his house at Kofar Fada village where he committed the said act after which he gave them N50 each.

“When the victims were taken to the Gezawa General Hospital, medical results confirmed the defilement,” the prosecutor added, noting that the offence contravenes Sections 283 of the Penal Code.

Yuguda pleaded not guilty.

The presiding judge, Hajiya Maryam Sabo, ordered that the accused be remanded in prison custody.
Sabo adjourned the case till July 19 for trial.

Woman tortures five-year-old stepdaughter for bed-wetting

The police in Ogun State have arrested a hairdresser, Kudirat Oyediran, for allegedly inflicting injuries on her stepdaughter, Rachael Oyediran.

It was learnt that 32-year-old Kudirat allegedly tortured the five-year-old for bed-wetting and disobedience.
Kudirat and Rachael live in Okeore, Atan Ota, in the Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of the state.

The mother of one was apprehended after a neighbour reported the alleged torture to the police at the Onipanu division.

It was gathered that Rachael’s mother died five years ago when she was three months old.
She was said to have been under the care of the suspect, whom her father married a few years after.

The Abeokuta, Ogun State indigene, reportedly told the police that she beat Rachael for being “obstinate”, adding that she only used brooms to beat her.

She said, “She is my stepdaughter and I have been taking good care of her. But she is very stubborn. If I give an instruction, she won’t follow it. She is bed-wetting and I have cautioned her several times. She is also fond of stealing pieces of meat from the pot of stew. I only beat her with brooms; I don’t use any object on her. I promise not to beat her again.”

A police source told our correspondent that the victim had been handed over to her father, Dele, who was made to sign an undertaking that the girl would be properly taken care of thenceforth.

The source said, “On May 30, a Good Samaritan reported at the station that one Kudirat Oyediran of Okeore was in the habit of constantly assaulting her stepdaughter, Rachael. As a result, she sustained serious bruises on her back. The mother of the victim died three months after her birth. Her father married the suspect so she could take care of her. The woman has a six-month-old baby.

“The girl would have been transferred to a motherless home, but her father and some community elders pleaded that she should not be taken there. The father wrote an undertaking to ensure her proper upkeep before she was released to him.”

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Muyiwa Adejobi, in a text message, confirmed the woman’s arrest, adding that the case would be charged to court.

He said, “The command has no tolerance for inhuman cases of such and will always fish out the culprits.”