COURT DENIES BAIL TO VICE PRINCIPAL ACCUSED OF IMPREGNATING A 16-YEAR OLD STUDENT

Mohammed Mohammed , a school Vice Principal arraigned for allegedly impregnating his student ,

has been denied bail by a Magistrate ’ s Court in Minna .

The court , which rejected his bail plea on Wednesday , ordered that Mohammed , who is the Vice Principal of Government Day Secondary School , Tunga, be remanded in prison custody.

The accused was arraigned on a two -count charge of unlawful sexual intercourse with a child , and impregnating a female student .
The Police Prosecutor , Mr . Pius Asawa, had told the court that one Sokombo Danjuma of Tunga- Minna reported the matter at the Child Rights Agency , before it was later transferred to the Police .

Asawa quoted the complainant as alleging that the Vice Principal unlawfully had sexual intercourse with his 16 - year- old JSS 3 student , and made her pregnant .

He said that the offences contravened sections 18 ( 2 ) and 25 (3 ) of the Child Rights Law of Niger State.
When the charges were read to the accused person, he pleaded not guilty .

The prosecutor thereafter asked the court for adjournment to enable the police complete its investigation into the matter .
He also objected to bail for the accused, arguing that it may jeopardise police investigation .

The counsel to the accused person , A. I Mustapha , however , moved an oral application for bail of his client on the grounds that the offenses were bailable.
Mustapha also challenged the jurisdiction of the court to hear the matter .

In her ruling , Magistrate Fatima Auna rejected the bail plea, and asked the defense counsel to formally write a complain if he was not satisfied with the position of the court as regards bail for the accused.
Auna adjourned the matter to April 26 for further mention .
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