Crime
Teacher, 2 others arrested over alleged sexual molestation of 3-year-old pupil
A female teacher, bus attendant and a driver have been arrested for interrogation over alleged sexual molestation of a three-year-old pupil of Tenderlink School, Trans-Ekulu, Enugu.
According to the spokesperson for the command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, the preliminary investigation proves that the child (name withheld) was found to have been sexually molested, with physical injuries and patches of blood observed on her private part, after the school bus dropped her at home on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.
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“This is in addition to the receipt of similar complaints by parents of other children in the school.
“Three suspects, comprising the victim’s female teacher, the school’s bus attendant and driver have been arrested for interrogation,” he said.
Ndukwe said that the Commissioner of Police, Mr Kanayo Uzuegbu, “appreciated the Enugu State Government’s decision to shut down the school pending the conclusion of the investigation”.
He assured that anyone found culpable would face the full wrath of the law.
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