Police arrest teacher for raping minor from 12 till 17 years

The Police in Lagos have arrested a 42-year-old teacher for allegedly having unlawful sex with a girl for five years.

The Lagos State Police Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin in a Statement on Monday said the suspect, a teacher in one of the schools in the Ketu-Epe area of the state, had sex from when the girl was brought to the community when she was 12 years till when left at the age 17 years.

She added that the suspect not only had sex with the victim, he forced her to have many times.

The statement reads, “On the 30/09/24 at about 1500hrs, a case of defilement/abortion was transferred from FESTAC Division to Gender unit of Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja.

“The complaint who reported the matter, alleged that one Gbolahan Osinusi ‘m’ aged 42, a teacher at a school in Ketu-Epe, Lagos State and also the guardian to her 12 year old had been having sexual intercourse with her since the survivor was 12 years old till December, 2023 when she was 17 years.

“She added further that Gbolahan Osinusi forced the survivor to swear on oath not to tell anyone, else she will die and that he took her severally to a nurse by name Mariam Fatolu for abortion drugs to be administered on her whenever she got pregnant. Hence the complaint.

“The said Gbolahan Osinusi has been charged to court, on 16/10/24 while the said Mariam is currently admitted for medical attention at General Hospital Ketu-Epe. She will be charged to court as soon as possible.”