Crime
School principal who is also a pastor impregnates 14-year old student 3 times, aborts the babies
A 14-year old student has narrated to an Akure Magistrates’ Family Court, Ondo state, how she aborted pregnancy three times for her school principal.
The victim named the abuser as Adetunji Obatayo, aged 55 who is also a clergyman.
She told the court that the principal has been having intercourse with her since she started staying with him when she was 10.
“Four years ago, my parents released me to live with a pastor due to his desire to train me.
“On my first day in his house, he forcefully had sexual intercourse with me and told me not to tell anyone about it.
“He had impregnated me thrice and he gave me N5,000 to buy some contraceptive drugs to abort the pregnancy after many preventive drugs.
”But during the third pregnancy, he refused to give me money for the drug, and I stole his money to buy the pills.
”Pastor later accused me of stealing his money for my boyfriend which led to the arrest of a boy in our school and I informed my parents about his ordeal.”
Meanwhile, Obatayo, has been remanded to prison custody by the Magistrate family court, for defiling the 14 year old girl and procuring abortion for her three times.
The parents of the victim had, in 2020, handed over their daughter to Pastor Obatayo who doubles as Principal of the school where she attends.
Obatayo had assured their parents that he would help train her in school.
He was arraigned before an Akure Magistrates’ Family Court on three counts charge of defilement, unlawfully prescribing drugs to procure abortion thereby killing an unborn child.
His pleas, were however, not taken.
The offences, according to the charge, contravene Sections 218, 230 and 328 of the Criminal Laws of Ondo State, 2006.
Presiding Magistrate, B.A. Alphonso, ordered the defendant to be remanded to the Olokuta Correctional Centre and directed the case file sent to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.
The trail Magistrate, Alphonso, thereafter, ordered the victim taken in for rehabilitation and adjourned the case to August 29, 2024 for mentioning.
A notorious bandit leader, Halilu Sububu who trained wanted terrorist, Bello Turji has been killed by the Nigerian military.
He was killed in an operation by the Nigerian Air Force, NAF alongside 38 of his foot soldiers.
Sububu and his men were killed in Zamfara state by NAF Special Forces on Thursday, near the Mayanchi area of the state.
The operation, according to a statement by a Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations NAF Headquarters, Group Captain Kabiru Ali, was part of an ongoing effort by NAF and ground forces to “exploit intelligence and secure the area” following contact with the adversaries.
The statement said: “NAF Special Forces of Operation HADARIN DAJI in the company of other ground troops initiated a follow-up exploitation mission after troops encountered terrorists in the vicinity of Mayanchi.
“During the mission, it was confirmed that 38 terrorists had been neutralized, with 4 bodies retrieved for verification.”
Sububu’s death was also confirmed by a lot security analyst and counterterrorism expert, Zagazola Makama.
Posting on X, Zagazola wrote: “Halilu is a notorious bandit kingpin who trained Bello Turji. He commands hundreds of bandits and also engaged in gun running activities. He also engaged in arms trade and owned a House in Niger Republic.
“The killing of Halilu is a biggest blow against the terrorists.”
Three persons have been killed in Nawfi and Enugwu-Ukwu communities of Anambra State.
Many people also sustained varying degrees of injuries inflicted on them by assailants. The incident happened at Isionye, aboundary between the two communities.
People from the Nawfia and Enugwu-Ukwu rushed to the scene of the crime when news broke out about the killing.
Sources claimed that the killing of the three victims may not be unconnected with tussle over Isionye land.
A source who pleaded for anonymity said that Nawfia and Enugwu-Ukwu communities have been on a dagger drawn over the ownership of the land.
Meanwhile, Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Obono Itam(CP) has ordered investigation into the murder of three persons.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the command, Tochukwu Ikenga (SP) said that the incident actually happened at about 2pm on Monday.
He confirmed that three persons were killed and five others seriously injured at Isionye land.
The PPRO said that preliminary information, revealed that the victims were lured by some individuals through a phone call to the land in guise of a land transaction and attacked them with guns and matchet.
“Meanwhile, the CP has sued for calm as police operatives have recovered the abandoned Sennia vehicle used by the murders. Also, the testimonies of the injured victims who are currently receiving treatment in the hospital is aiding the investigation while the bodies of the deceased have been deposited in the morgue,” Ikenga said.
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