Malam
Mohammed Kuyizhi, Vice Principal, Government Day Secondary School, Tunga-Minna In
Niger, Has Appeared Before The State’s Child Rights Protection Agency, Over The
Pregnancy Of A 16-Year-Old Student.
Kuyizhi
Is Accused Of Impregnating The Girl, Who Is A Junior Student In The School.
Hajia
Mariam Kolo, The Director-General Of The Agency, Who Presided Over The Case On Wednesday
In Minna, Said That The Matter Was Reported To The Agency By A Teacher, After
The Girl’s Guardian Informed The School That Her Ward Was Pregnant For The
Teacher.
Kolo
Said That The Agency, After Receiving The Report, Sent An Invitation Letter To
The Accused To Come And Defend Himself.
She
Said That The Case Would Be Transferred To The State Criminal Investigation
Department For Further Investigation.
“Already,
The Victim Has Been Taken To The Hospital For Medical Examination; We Shall
Make Sure She Gets Justice,” She Said.
Kolo
Quoted The Victim As Telling The Agency That The Accused Was A Very Close
Friend To Her Guardian And Had Consistently Visited Their (Victim’s) Home.
“The
Girl Also Said That The Accused Had Sex With Her Three Times In His Office.
“She
Further Said That She Was Always Given Between N50 And N100 For Her Transport,
After The Affair With The Teacher,” Kolo Said.
The
Director-General Further Quoted The Minor As Accusing The Teacher Of Giving Her
Some Pills After She Informed Him Of The Pregnancy, But That She Threw Them
Away.
She
Said That The Girl, However, Confessed To Taking The Pills When They Were
Offered To Her A Second Time.
According
To Kolo, The Girl Experienced Severe Pains After Taking The Pills, Forcing Her
To Inform Her Guardian.
Kuyizhi
Admitted To The Sexual Affair, But Claimed That The Girl Seduced Him Into The
Act.
He
Also Told The Agency That He Penetrated The Girl, But Did Not Release Semen And
Could Not, Therefore, Be Responsible For The Pregnancy.
Kuyizhi,
However, Pleaded With The Agency For Leniency And Promised To Take
Responsibility For The Pregnancy. (NAN
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