The police in Lagos on Tuesday charged a 29-year-old Quranic teacher, Kamaldeen Olamide, in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly raping an 11-year-old pupil in his school.
Olamide, who resides at 1, Odugbemi St., Oworoshoki, a suburb of Lagos, allegedly lured the victim from her home to the school on December 31, 2017 and defiled her.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Prosecutor, Sgt. Raphael Donny, told the court that the teacher had gone to the pupil’s home to call her for classes on the day.
“On getting to his house with the girl, Olamide shut the door and defiled her.
“Thereafter, the accused threatened to beat the girl if she told her mother,’’ Donny said.
He said that the mother, however, noticed that her daughter had challenges urinating and when she inquired what the problem was, the girl disclosed what the teacher did.
Donny said that the case was reported at the police station and Olamide was arrested.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 which prescribes that anyone found guilty of the offence is liable to life imprisonment.
Chief Magistrate, Mrs Folakemi Davies-Abegunde, granted the accused bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case until February 12 for mention.
