A 19-year-old teacher, Abdullahi Abbass, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for raping his nine-year-old pupil.
Penpushing reports that this was confirmed in a statement by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), a conviction hailed as a major win in its fight against sexual violence.
The National Press Officer of the agency Vincent Adekoye in the statement said the convict, who worked in a private school in the Kwali Area Council, lured the victim after school hours on March 19, 2025, and raped him through the anus.
Penpushing further reports that Adekoye in the statement added that the victim reported the incident to his mother, leading to the suspect’s arrest and prosecution.
“The convict was the class teacher of the victim. On the 19th March 2025, after school hours, he sent another pupil to call the victim from their home. He thereafter took the victim down the street where he lived and raped the male victim through the anus,” the statement read in part.
Penpushing also reports that the statement explained Abbass was arraigned on two counts of rape and sexual abuse and was convicted on October 29, 2025, under Section 2 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015, which prescribes life imprisonment.
The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Binta Adamu Bello reacting to the judgment, commended the judiciary and partners for their role in securing the conviction.
“This is a landmark judgment that carries the commensurable punishment for the offender. This will serve as a deterrent, and his name shall feature prominently in our Sex Offenders Register’, Bello stated.
“I wish to say that the speedy investigation and arraignment of the Convict is a testimony to our renewed commitment and determination to tackle the incidence of domestic violence, rape, and other forms of sexual abuse in the Country’, she added.
Penpushing reports that Bello praised the Nigerian Police for its collaboration and reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to tackling rape and other forms of sexual violence across the country.
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