School Supervisor Accused Of Defiling A 2-Year-Old Girl Tells His Story

Adegboyega Adenekan, who is a school supervisor at Chrisland International School in Victoria Garden City (VGC) Lagos, was arrested and is currently being detained at the Ikeja police headquarters.

He was arrested following a complaint from the mother of a two-year old girl, who is a pupil at the school. The mother’s complaint was that Mr Adenekan had sexually assaulted her daughter when he was teaching her sex education.

TheNation reports that Commissioner of Police Fatai Owoseni, who was also present at the headquarters yesterday said that preliminary investigation showed that the pastor defiled the girl, stressing that the suspect would be charged to court.

Mr Adenekan, who has been married for 15 years, told his own side of the story and stood on his ground that he has never taught the girl, or any student any subject. He said that he is a supervisor and not a teacher. He told newsmen that he was highly disturbed by the accusations, but is willing to submit himself for questioning and investigations as he is sure that God would vindicate him. This is what he said:

 “I got a call around 8am from one woman and she identified herself as the mother of a pupil. She alleged on the phone that I sexually abused her daughter. I then asked her, when, where did it happened, but after all said and done, she said, I want it between the two of us and I have not even told my husband. So when she dropped, I was disturbed. Few minutes after that, she sent a text message to me telling me that she still wants me to remain friendly with her daughter because she knew her daughter holds me in high esteem. She said I should still be a friend to her and all that.

I must tell you that I wasn’t myself throughout that day. Again, I got a call the following day, from a man, It was an international call. The man also said that I assaulted his daughter sexually and I said, I don’t know what you are talking about, that even yesterday, your wife called me and said the same thing. And I said, when could this happen in a nursery school where no one picks the children except the parents. You walk into the class and pick the child. I don’t know. I have never been alone with this girl, I have never bought any gift for her, and I had never taken her out anywhere. I was so shocked and the man ended the call when I told him all these.

See Also

Fuel Subsidy Removal: FG, Labour Meeting Ends In Deadlock As Fuel Price Hits Over N700/Litre

And immediately I called my head teacher, Mrs. Azike and I said Ma, this is the allegation I got from this parent which I knew nothing about. I want the police to do their investigation. I am ready to submit myself for investigation. I was told the girl is two years and ten months old.  I know God will vindicate me. I am married for 15 years with children.  The teacher of the girl is saying that nothing of such happened and that the girl never left her custody. This girl comes to school with school bus, from what I have heard, and then goes with her school bus. I am a supervisor in that school. I don’t teach. So the allegation that I teach the children sex education is so disturbing to me. I have never taught that girl, I have never taught in that class. She said she took the girl to one private hospital and it was confirmed that the girl was abused. I was told that I failed the lie detector test which I willingly made myself available for but I never heard of such a thing before. It was after that that I went online to research about polygraph. Before we got there, she first of all went there and paid for the test. She did all the arrangement before us and I failed the test.”

The Police confirm that the case is still under investigation.