Teacher Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Assaulting Nine-year-old Pupil
By Alice Etuka, Abuja
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja presided by Justice M. Osho–Adebiyi has sentenced a 19-year-old teacher, Abdullahi Abbass, to life imprisonment for sodomising his nine-year-old pupil.
This is according to a post on the official X handle of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Saturday.
The agency said the convict, who worked in a private school in the Kwali Area Council, lured the victim after school hours on March 19, 2025, and raped him through the anus.
“The convict was the class teacher of the victim. On the 19th March 2025, after school hours, he sent another pupil to call the victim from their home. He thereafter took the victim down the street where he lived and raped the male victim through the anus,” the statement read in part.
The agency added that the victim reported the incident to his mother, leading to the suspect’s arrest and prosecution.
Abbass was arraigned on two counts of rape and sexual abuse and was convicted on October 29, 2025, under Section 2 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015, which prescribes life imprisonment.
Reacting to the judgment, the Director-General of NAPTIP, Binta Adamu Bello, commended the judiciary and partners for their role in securing the conviction.
She said, “This is a landmark judgment that carries the commensurable punishment for the offender. This will serve as a deterrent, and his name shall feature prominently in our Sex Offenders Register.
“I wish to say that the speedy investigation and arraignment of the Convict is a testimony to our renewed commitment and determination to tackle the incidence of domestic violence, rape, and other forms of sexual abuse in the Country.
Bello also praised the Nigerian Police for its collaboration and reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to tackling rape and other forms of sexual violence across the country.
