A 14-year-old pupil, simply identified as Blessing, was rescued by concerned neighbours when her teacher, one Mr.Benedict Ekpenyong lured her to his apartment in an attempt to rape her.
According to Punch, Ekpenyong, a teacher in Akintan Grammar School on Akintan Street, Surulere, who resides at Ogunfunmi Street, Akobi Crescent in the Surulere area of Lagos, had lured the 14-year-old at about 12pm into his apartment, after which, he locked her up and allegedly attempted to rape her.
He was said to have locked her up in his room, not knowing that his neighbours had followed his every move the moment they noticed him with a little girl going to his apartment.
The neighbours had reportedly informed the police who responded swiftly.
It was learnt that Ekpenyong and Blessing, a pupil of the said school, were in the room for a few minutes before a mob surrounded the house and tried to force the teacher’s door open.
When the door was forced open, the mob observed that Ekpenyong had allegedly attempted to have sex with the pupil, and pounced on him.
A resident of the street, said the police had visited the teacher’s house to collect exhibits, adding that the neighbours became angry because Ekpenyong allegedly had a habit of bringing schoolgirls and locking them up in his room during school hours.
According to the unnamed resident, “I do not stay on Ogunfunmi Street but I knew when the mob went to the house. For several minutes, people gathered in front of the teacher’s room and asked him to open the door but he refused. Then, they forced it open.
“When they did, they found evidence that Ekpenyong might have attempted to rape the girl as she was not the first female that would be brought to the teacher’s room by him. So, they began to beat him up. The incident created a major scene on the street,” he added.
Meanwhile, the suspect has been dragged to the Alakara Police Division after his neighbours allegedly beat him up.
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