An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court has remanded a lesson teacher, identified simply as Michael, at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre over the alleged defilement of a 15-year-old student in the Ketu area of Lagos State.
The development was disclosed by the Lagos State Police Command on Friday, days after PUNCH Metro reported the alleged rape and claims that some police officers attempted to frustrate the prosecution of the case.
PUNCH Metro had reported that the survivor’s mother, Mrs Zainab Musa, accused some police officers of pressuring her family to accept N200,000 and withdraw the case.
Reacting to the allegation on Tuesday, the command’s spokesperson, CSP Abimbola Adebisi, dismissed the claim as “a mere allegation” and insisted it was untrue.
She maintained that the case was still under investigation at the time and assured that the suspect would be prosecuted.
“The case is still ongoing, and the suspect will be arraigned in court
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