Three people suspected of sexually defiling a three-year-old pupil of Tenderlink School, Trans-Ekulu, Enugu State have been arrested by the police in the state.
This was made known by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, who disclosed that the arrest was part of an investigation into the allegation of defilement.
Ndukwe also revealed that one of the suspects is a teacher in the school where the pupil attends, adding that he and two other suspects are facing interrogation.
His words, “Preliminary investigation showed that the child (name withheld) was found to have been sexually defiled, 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.
“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.”
Ndukwe added that the Commissioner of Police, Kanayo Uzuegbu, appreciated the state government’s decision to close the school pending when the investigation is concluded.
He further assured that anyone found culpable would face the full wrath of the law.
In a separate development, authorities of the Federal Polytechnic Offa have launched an investigation into the alleged murder of a female HND 1 student, Toyin Bamidele, on Thursday in her rented apartment in Offa town, Kwara State.
Bamidele, an HND 1 Food Technology student, was allegedly hacked to death in her rented apartment, according to a statement by the Acting Head, Public Relations Unit of the institution, Folake Oyinloye, on Saturday.
“The management condemns this inhumane act in strong terms as it is strange in the polytechnic community.
“While the circumstances behind the incident remain unknown, investigations are currently ongoing to reveal the identity of the evil occurrence by the appropriate security agencies and, as a matter of urgency, to fish out the culprits,” the statement read.
The statement described her demise as an irreparable loss to the entire management and staff of the polytechnic.
The management condoled her family, friends, and the Department of Food Technology and urged anyone with useful information on the incident to report it to security agents.