A 55-year-old school principal and clergyman, Adetunji Obatayo, has landed in prison for impregnating a 14-year-old student and causing her to commit abortion three times.
This was following the revelation made by the 14-year-old at the Akure Magistrate Family Court, Ondo State.
According to the victim, the principal started having intercourse with her since she started staying with him at the age of 10.
Narrating her story before the court she said, “Four years ago, my parents released me to live with a pastor due to his desire to train me.
“On my first day in his house, he forcefully had sexual intercourse with me. And he told me not to tell anyone about it.
“He had impregnated me thrice. And he gave me N5,000 to buy some contraceptive drugs to abort the pregnancy after many preventive drugs.
“But during the third pregnancy, he refused to give me money for the drug. And I stole his money to buy the pills.
“Pastor later accused me of stealing his money for my boyfriend. Which led to the arrest of a boy in our school, and I informed my parents about his ordeal.”
VANGUARD reports that Obatayo, has been remanded to prison custody by the Magistrate court, for defiling the 14-year-old girl and procuring abortion for her three times.
According to the report, the parents of the victim had, in 2020, handed over their daughter to Pastor Obatayo who doubles as Principal of the school where she attends.
“Obatayo had assured their parents that he would help train her in school.
“He was arraigned before an Akure Magistrates’ Family Court on three counts charge of defilement, unlawfully prescribing drugs to procure abortion thereby killing an unborn child.
“His pleas, were however, not taken.
“The offences, according to the charge, contravene Sections 218, 230 and 328 of the Criminal Laws of Ondo State, 2006.
“The presiding Magistrate, B.A. Alphonso, ordered the defendant to be remanded to the Olokuta Correctional Centre. He also directed that the case file be sent to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.
“Alphonso, thereafter, ordered the victim taken in for rehabilitation.
“The case was adjourned to August 29, 2024 for mentioning, the report stated.
source: Vanguard
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