A Junior Secondary School 2 student of
Government Day Secondary School, Tunga-
Minna, who was allegedly impregnated by the
Vice Principal, Malam Mohammed Mohammed,
has been delivered of a baby boy. The minor
gave birth at Injita village in Munya Local
Government Area of Niger, last week.
Mohammed, who was arraigned on April 4, is
currently standing trial on a two-count charge of
unlawful sexual intercourse with a child and
impregnating a female student.
The accused was remanded in prison for three
months after he pleaded not guilty to the
charge, before he was granted bail in the sum of
N1 million by Magistrate Fatima Auna.
According to Auna, Mohammed’s action
contravened sections 35 and 36 of the 1999
constitution and sections 341 and 342 of the
Criminal Procedure Code.
The victim, who spoke with newsmen on Tuesday
in Munya, disclosed that she gave birth to a
baby boy at her native village because her
guardian in Minna took her back to her parents
in August.
She said that the Vice Principal had not come to
see her, and solicited the assistance of the state
government to cater for the child.
The minor, however, said that the incident would
not stop her from realising her dream of
becoming a Nurse.
“I am not happy to be a mother at this tender
age, but I will not allow the incident to shatter
my dreams of becoming a nurse.
“I want to return to school as quickly as possible
because I still want to become a Nurse,” she
said.