My Teacher Raped Me Violently - 9yrs Old Girl Tells Court

A nine-year-old pupil of Sunshine Nursery and Primary School on Friday narrated before a High Court sitting in Ife, Osun State, how she was raped by her teacher, Mr. Francis Ijiwande when she went to urinate behind her classroom.

At the hearing on Friday, the pupil (name withheld) alleged that Teacher Francis had forceful carnal knowledge of her in 2010.

Below is the nine year old girl's sad story

“Teacher Francis was my teacher in primary four. I was in primary five when he raped me. When I was urinating behind the classroom, I saw uncle standing at my front.

“As I was urinating, uncle pushed me down. He removed my pant and threw it away. I shouted for help but no one came to my rescue. Uncle removed his trousers and boxer. He then lay on me and removed his private part and put it inside my private part.

“I felt the pains in my thigh and back when uncle was on me. Uncle did not stay long on me. I also felt the pains after uncle stood up. I managed to stand up and stay with my younger brothers, who were waiting for my father at the front of my school.”

When asked if she told her parents her ordeal, the victim replied, “I did not tell my parents because Uncle (Teacher Francis) threatened to kill me. I only complained of back and thigh pains. My parents gave me Paracetamol, but the pains persisted.”

She explained that her mother discovered the fate that had befallen her four days later when the pains did not subside. “My mother called me in the evening and ordered me to remove my pant. She discovered something like mucus and clotted blood at my private part. My mother shouted and she started crying. My father woke and we all prayed together and we went to sleep.

“The day, my parents took me to a hospital. A doctor conducted a test on me. We later went to a police station where I made statement on what Uncle did to me and he was arrested.

“Two policemen followed me to where Uncle raped me. My parents and Aunty Bisi, the proprietress of the school, also followed us. Aunty Bisi called me aside and told me not to mention Uncle’s name again. She told me the police would kill him and that I would not see him again.”

Testifying before the court, a Professor of Gynecology, Orji Okechukwu, who conducted a test on the victim, confirmed that the pupil was actually raped.

During cross-examination, the teacher claimed he was innocent of the allegations being made by the girl, stressing that he didn't do such.

After listening to both parties, the presiding judge, Justice O. Siyanbola adjourned the matter till April 18, for further hearing