Teacher Rapes Primary 3 Pupil In Classroom, Impregnates Her

A teacher identified as Chukudi Boniface has
been arrested by the police in Plateau for
allegedly raping and impregnating his 12- year-old student.
Boniface, who is a teacher with Bright Kids
Academy, a private primary school, in
Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of the
state for allegedly had carnal knowledge of
the Primary 3 pupil during an extramural lesson approved by the school
authority.
The teacher was said to have given the
pupils class work after which he separately
invited the victim to wait for him in the
other classroom with her book where he
committed the crime. Recounting her ordeal, the victim said, "my
teacher used to call me to come close and
hold my hands. And then he will force me
down and remove my cloths and have sex
with me. I cried but nobody would come to
help. After he finished, he warned me not to tell anybody and said if
I do, he will beat
me".
The victim's family only got to know about
the incident after they noticed she was
pregnant.
Confirming the incident, Police Public Relations Officer in the state,
Felicia Anselm
said the victim was an orphan, so the
teacher took advantage of that and warned
her not to mention the act to anyone, adding
that he has been arrested and kept in police
custody for further interrogations.