Principal, 57, arrested for defiling 12-year-old student

The police in Ekiti State have arrested a 57-year-old vice-principal of a girls’ college at Ikole-Ekiti for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old student.
A statement by the spokesman for the state police command, Mr. Victor Babayemi, said the incident took place on March 18 inside the vice-principal’s office.
He said the matter was reported to the police by a staff of the school who noticed the suspicious entry of the student into the VP’s office.
According to him, the witness became apprehensive when the student, after spending a considerable time in the VP’s office, did not come out.
He said: “The witness went near the door and discovered it was bolted from inside, she knocked and the
movements, sounds and subsequent demeanour of the suspect and the victim gave him away.
“Investigation revealed that the suspect had a similar case in the past which was not reported. The victim also admitted that the suspect laid her on his table and had canal knowledge of her.
“The report of the medical examination confirmed the victim’s hymen not intact. Although the suspect denied the allegation but with the evidence against him, he will soon be arraigned in court for defilement,” the statement added.
Meanwhile, the police have also arrested a 25-yearold man in Ado-Ekiti for impersonation and assault on a traffic warden.
Babayemi said the offences were committed on April 13 at Fajuyi Roundabout, Ado-Ekiti, when the suspect in company of two others riding on a motorcycle was accosted by the traffic officer on duty after a traffic offence.
He said that the suspect, who claimed to be a corporal in Nigerian Army with his accomplices, jumped down from the motorcycle and pummeled the traffic warden with a horse-whip.
The spokesman said that a police patrol team nearby was alerted and they moved to the scene where two suspects were arrested and the situation brought under control.
According to him, the suspect produced a military I.D Card No. 13NA/ S3/3323 bearing his name and picture.
“He claimed that he was attached to 72 Battalion, Makurdi, Benue State. Determined to establish the veracity of the claim with a view to ensuring justice, the command referred the matter to Nigerian Army, 32 Artillery Brigade, Owena Cantonment, Akure.
“Investigation by military authorities revealed that the suspect is an impostor and has never served in the military.
“The military I.D card he displayed was also found to be fake, hence, the suspect along with the exhibits was returned to the police command for further investigation and prosecution.
“During police investigation, the suspect confessed that he is not a soldier but once lived in a barracks,” Babayemi said.