A 38-year-old Islamic teacher in Adamawa State, Sagir Sani, has been remanded by a Magistrate’s Court in Yola over allegations of defiling two female students, aged eight and nine.
Sani, who teaches at an Islamic school in Numan Local Government Area, was accused of taking the two girls to a secluded area behind the school’s classrooms, where he allegedly sexually assaulted them during Quranic classes.
The police prosecutor, ASP Zakka Musa, told Chief Magistrate’s Court I in Yola that the alleged offences came to light after the mother of one of the victims reported the matter at the Numan Divisional Police Headquarters on August 7, 2026.
According to the prosecution, the defendant allegedly lured the children to the secluded area before committing the offences.
Sani was arraigned on charges bordering on indecent treatment, sexual assault and defilement. He pleaded not guilty when the charges were read and explained to him.
The police subsequently requested an adjournment to enable the prosecution to forward the case diary to the state Department of Public Prosecutions for legal advice.
The court granted the request and ordered that Sani be remanded pending further proceedings.
