By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt
A Magistrate Court in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, has ordered the remand of a teacher, David Alonge over alleged defilement of a three- year- old female child.
Alonge, a teacher at a private school in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers allegedly defiled the 3 years old pupil by inserting his finger and manhood into her private part.
The prosecution said his action wqs an offence punishable under section 33 sub section one of the Rivers State Child’s Right Law number 6 of 2022.
However, the plea of the suspect was not taken on his arraignment as the charge was not read to him.
This followed an existing legal advice from the office of the Attorney General that such offence for which the accused person was being charged for should be tried under section 32 sub 2 of the child right law of Rivers State.
Chief Magistrate Ogeh thereby directed that the accused person be remanded at the Correctional Centre.
The Magistrate adjourned the case to 6th of September for proper arraignment of the suspect at the State High Court.
