Nsukka—–A Mathematics teacher who tried to discipline two brothers for
gang-raping a 12-year-old co-student has been detained by the police in
Nsukka, Enugu State for daring to punish the duo.
The two
brothers, said to be in Senior Secondary 3, SS3, in the private
secondary school on Ogurugu Road, Nsukka were said to have taken their
turns in raping the junior student while also filming their action with
their camera phone.The Mathematics teacher who caught them
in action and disciplined them, however, paid dearly for his action, as
the parents of the boys, later allegedly, beat him to stupor before
reporting him at the Nsukka Police station where he was detained for
discipling their children.
A source in the school told Vanguard
that shouts from the victim was heard from the school compound but that
it was taken for the usual antics of students.
“We heard the
shouts but we thought it was the normal way students shout while
playing. We were surprised to hear later that it was a case of rape,’’ a
teacher in the school also, told Vanguard.
Furthermore, another
student of the school who declined to say her name said the incident
happened after they had finished their third-term examinations and
normal school activities had ceased.
“We still come to school
because we are waiting for our results. We are also preparing for our
graduation ceremony which will hold soon.
“Yes, we heard that two
boys who are brothers raped a Juniour Secondary School 3; JSS-3
student. We also heard that Uncle, our Maths teacher, was detained
because he punished them.
“Every day, he tells us that he is
going to the town in the morning but we don’t know whether he goes to
report at the police station or not.
“We heard that the parents
of the boys invited the police to arrest him and he was detained. That
is the much I heard,’’ the student said.
A teacher in the school,
who also spoke on the condition of anonymity, said it was unthinkable
that the police would be called to arrest a person for trying to correct
the society.
“The police should not be used at the whims and
caprices of individuals. They should know that their responsibility is
to the generality of the people,’’ the embittered teacher lamented.
Neither
the proprietor of the school nor the Mathematics teacher agreed to
speak with Vanguard on the three different occssions he visited. They
also failed to take their phone calls or respond to text messages sent
to them.
The Police Area Commander for Nsukka, Mr Yabanet wae
away to Enugu “for the Commissioner’s briefing but a senior police
officer confirmed the story.
He however, said that the police at
Nsukka would refer the matter to the state Criminal and Investigations
Department, CIID, after its preliminary investigations, since it was a
rape related matter.
” You should talk to the Police Public
Relations Officer, PPRO, or the Commissioner of Police, Mr Danmalam
Mohammed for further comments on this issue, if you want,” he added,
pointing out that they had no permission to speak to the press on any
matter.
Source: Vanguard
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