Islamic teacher held for defiling girl, 5

A 43-year-old Islamic Studies teacher, Abdulsalam Salaudeen, has been arrested by the police for allegedly defiling a five-year-old girl.

Salaudeen, who lives at 16, Awoyemi Street, off Igando Road, Ikotun, Lagos, was allegedly recorded on video while engaging in the act.

He was described as the girl’s teacher.

A good Samaritan last Friday took the video evidence to the headquarters of the Lagos State Police Command.

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After watching the video, Police Commissioner Imohimi Edgal directed undercover operatives attached to the State Intelligence Bureau to arrest the suspect and hand him over to the Gender Section for investigation.

The operatives arrested him near a mosque in Igando.

In a statement yesterday, police spokesman Chike Oti said the Officer-in-Charge, the Gender Unit, Abimbola Williams, confronted Salaudeen with the video showing him defiling the minor.

“On seeing himself captured like an actor in a movie, the suspect broke down in tears and owned up to the crime,” Oti said.

The suspect, he added, would be arraigned after investigation