by Rachel Ogbu

On Monday after school hours, a school principal in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state was found in a bush reportedly having sex with an 11-year-old pupil of his school.

Ekiti State command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Victor Babayemi confirmed the reports as true saying the school principal, Tunde Ibitoye had been arrested for “defiling an 11-year-old pupil,” and was currently being interrogated by the police.

The girl also told police investigators that it was the fourth time it had happened.

Ibitoye was caught in his act on Wednesday. Combining reports claim that the proprietor offered a lift to the girl and another pupil of the private Nursery and Primary School and was taking them home when he stopped at a deserted place and went into the bush pretending to be defecating.

An eyewitness, Kayode Ayeni who was close by at the time said he became very curious after he heard Ibitoye calling to the girl to bring him tissue paper to clean up and she went into the bush.

Ayeni said he decided to following her after a while when she had not returned and that was how he caught Ibitoye half-naked and the girl also undressed having sex.

Immediately Ayeni and Ibitoye began arguing drawing the attention of other people around including residents of Agric Olope area of Ado Ekiti.

He was reportedly beaten up and almost killed but was spared as soon as the police arrived.

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The Punch reports:

The policemen, who stormed the scene dispersed the crowd and took the suspect away.

He also said the girl’s father told the police that there was a time he noticed blood stain on his daughter’s clothes but the man thought it was early menstruation.

The proprietor, however, insisted that he did not have sex with the girl but was just assisting her home after the school hours.

But Babayemi said the girl had been taken to a hospital for medical examination, saying the result would be made public when it was out.

Babayemi said, “There is a man in our custody who was said to be caught while having sex with an 11-year-old pupil. The girl has been taken to hospital for examination and we are expecting the result.

“We are investigating to see if we can find other girls who the man might have defiled. If we find any, it would further corroborate the allegation. But we advise parents to alway ensure that their children are put in custody of responsible people.”