ADAMAWA: Teacher drugs, rapes, impregnates a primary school pupil, blames ‘the devil’

A teacher at Gurel Primary School, Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa State has confessed to raping and impregnating a pupil.

The Adamawa State Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC), Abdullahi Nuruddeen, confirmed this development, adding that the suspect, Nathan Yusuf, 37, had been arrested.

Nurudden, in a news conference on Thursday in Yola, said the suspect was arrest on September 2, at around 2:30 pm.

“The suspect raped his primary pupil who is below 14 years of age and confessed to have given her codeine syrup before raping her,” he said.

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He said as soon as they finished their investigation, the suspect would be charged to court.

Nurudden advised parents to be very vigilant and report any child abuse case to the authorities for appropriate actions.

Yusuf admitted to newsmen that he committed the offence and blamed the devil for the ugly act. He pledged to take full responsibility for his action, promising to take care of the baby after delivery.

Bashir Tahir, Assistant Secretary, Adamawa Hope Center, who attended to the need of rape victims in the state, said the girl had been supported and given necessary medical tests.

“So far, she is free from all sexually transmitted diseases. But she will start receiving Anti Natal care next week at the hope center,” he said.

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