Albert Akporand Ifeanyi Okolie
9 July 2009
Lagos — A THIRTY- NINE-year-old school headmaster identified as Umana Inuanam is presently cooling his heels at the Kirirkiri Minimum Prison, Lagos for allegedly raping a nine-year-old primary five pupil of his school.
The pupil who was identified by her father, Mr. Monday Oritsej, as Damilola attended Meoka Nursery and Primary School, Ishefun, Ayobo where she was allegedly defiled by the suspect at about 5.00 p.m in the school library. The action, it was learnt, took place when other pupils had gone home.
Source said the suspect had told the little girl to wait behind that he had some chocolate for her in the library after school hours. The unsuspecting girl, it was gather, waited patiently for her teacher only to be dragged to a large table in the library and raped with a warning never to tell her parents.
However, sources hinted further that after the girl got home, her father discovered that his daughter was walking with some difficulty and demanded an explaination. She later narrated how she was lured into the school library by her headmaster and had canal knoeledge of her.
The angry father reportedly rushed to Ayobo police station where he laid a complaint against the headmaster who was promptly arrested. He was later arraigned and charged with defilement.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba, who confirmed the arrest said the suspect confessed to the crime, adding, however, that the suspect claimed he had sex with the girl with her consent and not rape.
Mba said investigations into the matter had been concluded by the police and the suspect arraigned.
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What differentiates an animal from a man is that the former is prompted by instincts/impulse to inordinate desires whereas the latter moves by reason.But since the instincts behaviour of this headmaster was not dealt with in a proper child upbringing by a descent parental family,the law should then play the role of a good family by teaching him the difference b/w a man & animal.The man should serve a 35 years prison sentence to bar him from marriage for the sake of his unborn baby girl.What a disgrace.
The headmaster cannot defend his action of luring a nine year old innocent girl to stay behind till 5pm with a sinister motive disguised in a promise of chocolates.I am a victim.SO WAS MY SISTER AND A COUSIN THOUGH WE NEVER PRESSED CHARGES.THE PAIN NEVER GOES AWAY.HONESTLY.U feel defiled,betayed and used and find it hard to ever trust again.
The wicked headmaster should NOT be pitied but be speedily tried and given the maximum punishment as a deterrent to other randy.wicked older men with animalistic behaviours out there.ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.