Court remands teacher for allegedly abusing toddler

A school teacher, Joy Odili has been arraigned before a magistrate court in the Ajegunle area of Lagos State, and subsequently remanded having being alleged to have physically assaulted a two-year-old girl.

Penpushing reports that a statement in a twitter handle of the Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Agency of the Lagos government on Wednesday said the accused was arrested for allegedly assaulting a 2-year and 3-months old baby at school.

The statement  said the teacher was reported to have flogged the toddler at the Unic Vilos Montessori, a private school in the Maza-Maza area of Lagos on February 7,2022,and had failed to show remorse, but was said to be boasting thereafter

“Following the investigation conducted by the joint team comprising the Office of Education Quality Assurance, Department of School Social Work of the Ministry of Youth and Social Development and Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, it was disclosed that after the act, the teacher failed to express remorse, rather she boastfully stated that she would continue to physically assault the child,” the statement emphasised.

‘During the interview, the teacher revealed that she had beaten the toddler because the child was distracting the class. As a result of the physical abuse, the toddler was referred to Amuwo Odofin General Hospital on Saturday 12th of February, 2022 and the case was reported at the Family Support Unit of Festac Police Station on Monday, 14th of February, 2022”,the statement reads

Penpushing further reports that, the school proprietress, Stella Omowela when contacted for a reaction, said that it was a family matter,  that had been resolved, and said there was no need to address the issue

The mother of the toddler, Faustina Ohamadike confirmed the arrest of the said teacher, adding she nowhere related to her, but that they are just neighbor, stressing that the case is between the school management and the government.

“I’m not related to them, I’m from Anambra State, they are from Benin, we are not related. I’m not a family to them, we are just neighbours. The case now is between them and the government”, the mother declared

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