Victim begs Nigerian Government to prosecute teacher who she accused raping her

A 23 year old lady, Mariam Agbaje has called on Nigerian Government to come to her aid on need to prosecute her former teacher who allegedly raped her three times and plot to use her for suspected ritual purposes.

Penpushing reports that, the victim resident of Akodo, in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government, Lagos State, made the appeal while narrating her ordeal with the 36 year old former teacher, Sheriff Temitope Adekanbi, who taught her in primary school.

The girl who was crying while sharing her bitter experience said she became a victim when her former tutor deceived her with a pledge to get her a job, as a job seeker at a private company in Lagos.

Penpushing further reports that, Agbaje recalled that, the suspect who was earlier arrested by the police over the alleged crime, invited her to see her at his residence on need to brief her on what the work entails.

The girl lamented that, on getting to the residence, the suspect, who now works at Lekki free zone as security, lured into his room, and suddenly closed the door, and forcefully had sex with her three times.

‘I worked sometimes in a company within the free zone and resigned due to the fact that the work was too tedious. In other to be engaged, I then applied for job in another company within the free trade zone and that was when Mr. Sheriff Temitope Adekanbi who works as security officer in the company spotted me having taught me in primary school’.

‘I was in company of a friend who also is an applicant. He then promised me to help with the employment. He showed me the chat with a Chinese where he was offered 4 slots. He later called me on phone to come over to his place for the employment’.

‘He locked me up in his room, tied my legs and hands, raped me 3 times and at the end of each rape, brought out white handkerchief from his pocket to wipe my vaginal, this he did on 3 occasions. He forced me to watch my vaginal inside a potty as well as my face and took the water away before he released me’, the victim said

Penpushing also reports that, Agbaje who said she was shocked by the conduct of her former teacher, and that, all efforts to struggle with him proved abortive,added that after raping her, the man used

‘He drew me inside when I was about leaving and suddenly closed the door, forced me to have sex, and thereafter used white handkerchief to clean my private part, an handkerchief I did not know where she kept it and what he used if for’, he narrated.

The lady said, her parents later reported the case at Akodo Police Station and he was subsequently arrested, and later transferred to the Police station at Panti, adding that she is suspecting move by the alleged culprit to silence the case at the police station

‘My bitter experience is what he did to me, he didn’t tell me anything about dating and he forcefully raped me, that thing pained me so much. A search to his house by police was video camera by the officer and where he soaked the handkerchief was recorded. He has been transferred to the Police station at Panti’.

Penpushing reports that, findings about his conduct in his work place revealed that, he is known to be notorious for such act, and passionately appealed to government to see that the case is not put under the carpet

‘His boss said this is not his first time that he has been doing it before. I want government to help me so that this man won’t go scot free. The case was reported at Akodo Police Station and he was arrested’.

‘‘The matter was reported to a Non Governmental Organisation, Community Development Initiatives and has contacted other civil societies and media for support to see that justice is served’

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