Police have arrested three secondary school teachers for allegedly having carnal knowledge of three female students in Ekiti state.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Sunday Abutu, said the suspects currently being detained at the police headquarters in Ado Ekiti were from the Osi Grammar School, Osi Ekiti, in the Ido/Osi Local Government Area of the state, and the All Souls’ Grammar School in Ado Ekiti.
Mr. Abutu confirmed the development and informed journalists that the teachers were arrested following a petition received from an activist.
These teachers were arrested days after the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, Mr. Wale Fapohunda raised an alarm over incessant cases of alleged rape in secondary schools in the state.
The police spokesperson said, “The suspects, who were alleged to have had sexual intercourse with the pupils, one from the Osi Grammar School and two from the All Souls’ Grammar School, are in our custody and they are giving us useful information.
“We have invited the victims to give useful information to us. But as of now, the victim from the Osi Grammar School denied the allegation while being interrogated.
“But, we are not resting on that; we will get to the root of the matter.” He said.
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