School proprietor defiles 11-year-old pupil

[Mirror]

A 40-year-old proprietor of a private nursery and primary school in Ado Ekiti, Mr Tunde Ibitoye, has been arrested for allegedly defiling an 11-year-old pupil.

Ibitoye, who findings revealed had intercourse with the minor four times, was allegedly caught in the act at a new market under construction at the Agric Olope area of the state capital.

A 30-year-old mechanic, Mr. Kayode Ayeni, who was among those that caught the proprietor, said Ibitoye was always visiting the market.

Angry residents, who were attracted to the scene by the ensuing noise, gave the proprietor the beating of his life before he was rescued by the police who took him to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, at the police headquarters.

The victim, who said the proprietor had told her that she would die if she revealed the act, however, disclosed that the man had had carnal knowledge of her four times.

Spokesman for the Ekiti State Police Command, Mr. Victor Babayemi, who confirmed that the proprietor is being detained for further investigation, said the minor had been taken to Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital for medical check-up, saying the outcome was being awaited to guide them on the next line of action.

Babayemi explained that the suspect was taking the victim and another pupil to their respective homes in his private car that day when he stopped at the new market on the pretext that he wanted to ease himself, but with alleged intention to defile the girl.

The police spokesman said: "After 10 minutes that he entered into the bush, the proprietor called the pupil to bring him tissue paper. But fortunately, a person was watching. And out of curiosity, the man went there and met the two of them naked. He then raised the alarm, which attracted people to the scene".

According to him, although the man has consistently denied ever having carnal knowledge of the pupil, he said the police are not buying into such story.

The police spokesman said the girl's father confirmed that she had come home with bloodstains on some occasions, which had been mistaken for monthly menstrual flow.

Babayemi, who advised parents to always look after their wards to curb the spate of abuse of minors, said other pupils will be quizzed and critically examined, to ascertain the level of intercourseual relationship between them and the suspect.

National Mirror