TEACHER IN POLICE NET FOR TYING, BEATING PUPIL IN BAUCHI

Read Time:1 Minute, 39 Second

By Sunmisola Shodayo

The Bauchi State Police Command has taken into custody a 28-year-old Almajiri educator, Lawal Nasiru, for purportedly assaulting one of his students in the Darazo Local Government Area of the state.

The victim, recognized as 11-year-old Sa’id Sani, was reportedly bound with a heavy rope and struck with a stick and thick cable, resulting in multiple injuries.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, made this announcement in a statement on Tuesday.

He clarified that the occurrence was reported to the Divisional Police Headquarters in Darazo on September 22, 2025, by Idris Mohammed, a 50-year-old resident of Gidan Waya, who was accompanied by the injured child.

The statement indicated, “On the 21st September, 2025, one Lawal Nasiru, aged 28 years, of Unguwar Jarmai, Darazo, criminally used a heavy rope to inhumanely tie the said Sa’id, an Almajiri boy, and further assaulted him with a stick and thick cable, causing various degrees of injuries to his hands and legs.”

READ ALSO:

NIGERIA, CHINA REAFFIRM COMMITMENT TO MUTUAL GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT

“Upon receipt of the complaint, the Divisional Police Officer, SP Auwalu Ilu, led a team of operatives to the scene where the suspect was arrested. The victim was immediately taken to General Hospital, Darazo, for medical examination and treatment.”

Wakil noted that during questioning, the suspect admitted to the offense, asserting that the boy had attempted to escape from the school, and he restrained him to prevent his departure until his parents arrived.

“The minor also narrated how the suspect mercilessly confined him with a thick rope for a prolonged period,” the police spokesperson added.

He stated that the Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, has instructed that the case be referred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Bauchi for thorough investigation.

Wakil further assured that the suspect would be profiled and charged in court upon the conclusion of the inquiries.