An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered a 40-year-old lesson teacher, Faruk Adam, who allegedly assaulted nine pupils sexually, be remanded in prison pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecution.
Adam’s plea was not taken because the court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the matter.
The Magistrate, K. O. Doja-Ojo, ordered that the case file be duplicated and sent to the DPP office for legal advice.
She adjourned until March 21 for mention.
In the charge sheet, the Prosecutor, Sergeant Peace Chukwudi, alleged that the defendant committed the offence between November 2018 and February 2019 at 1, Jaiye Balogun Street, Parkview Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Chukwudi alleged that the defendant sexually assaulted the pupils aged between seven and 13.
The offence, she said, contravened the provisions of sections 261 and 263 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Section 261 provides life imprisonment, while 263 provides three years imprisonment as punishments for the said offences.
