Police arraigns Lagos teacher for physical abuse of 3-year-old pupil

A teacher in Lagos state, Stella Nwadigo, who was caught on camera slapping a three-year-old pupil at Christ-Mitots International School in the Ikorodu area of the state, has been arraigned by the Nigerian Police.

News of this was revealed by the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency through their official X handle on Thursday.

Nwadigo stood before the Ogba Magistrate Court on Thursday.

She pleaded not guilty to the charges levelled against her.

“Following the ongoing viral case of child abuse, all concerned parties appeared today, 9th January 2024, at the Ogba Magistrate Court.

“The matter was assigned to Magistrate M.O. Kusanu. Two charges were read to the suspect, to which she pled not guilty,” the statement from the agency read.

Following a bail application by the defendant, Nwadigo’s bail application was set at N200, 000 with two verifiable sureties to be provided.

Nwadigo was remanded in a correctional facility, with the case adjourned till the 18th January 2024.

The defendant’s woes began when she was caught on video repeatedly hitting the minor, Abayomi Micheal, while teaching him numerics.

Following the widespread backlash, the management of the school proceeded to suspend her.