A 40-year-old deaf teacher was arrested on
September 1, for raping a 6-month-old baby
in Yobe State. According to reports which
trended on twitter under the hashtag
#JusticeForHajara, the culprit admitted to
his crime and is out on bail.
The Commandant of Nigeria Security and
Defence Corps (NSCDC), Muhammad Gidado
Fari, revealed that the teacher, identified as
Shaaibu Yakubu Abdullahi, was arrested by
men of the NSCDC for allegedly raping the
baby in the Potiskum area of Yobe state.
The NSCDC commandant revealed that the
deaf teacher allegedly connived with his 10-
year-old student, who carried the baby to him
from her neighbour’s house and he defiled
her, adding that although Abdullahi denied
the allegation, he was identified by the 10-
year-old student in a group picture of staff
and student taken in the school.
Yari said the suspected rapist was arrested
after a non-governmental organization,
National Council of Women Society (NCWS),
reported the situation to the corps, added
that the matter has been reported to the
state’s Ministry of Justice for prosecution as
the case needs a professional in sign
language to interpret.
The President of NCWS, Halima Kyari Joda,
said the baby was taken to the University of
Maiduguri Teaching Hospital for examination
and proper treatment.
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