Weeks after 3 secondary school teachers were dismissed for sexual assault in Ekiti, another secondary school teacher(Name withheld) have been dismissed by the State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) for allegedly impregnating one of his students
The dismissed teacher, who was said to be on Grade level 10 at Alarelu Comprehensive High School, Igbara Odo-Ekiti in Ekiti South local government area of the state alleged to have impregnated the students preparing for the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE).
TESCOM chairman, Mr Babatunde Abegunde, who briefed journalists in Ado-Ekiti said the randy teacher impregnated an underage referred to as minor according to the 2019 Gender-Based Violence prohibition law of the state.
He said the accused was found culpable after an investigation by the commission’s disciplinary committee.
While describing the act as unfortunate and embarrassing, Abegunde noted that the government would continue to take punitive measures against those involved in the dastardly act to serve as a deterrent to others in the system.
According to him, “The Commission carried out a thorough investigation on the matter and followed the due process before arriving at the decision to dismiss the teacher to serve as a deterrent to others who might want to indulge in such depraved and unethical act.”
The Chairman, who commended the Ekiti State Government for swinging into action by arresting the culprit, assured the public that, ” Ekiti values will definitely be restored by the Kayode Fayemi-led administration with the giant strides of ensuring justice and bringing perpetrators to book without hesitation.”
Also speaking, a Board member of the Commission who is also the Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee, Princess Jumoke Owoola described the accused, “as a bad egg capable of contaminating his students and fellow teachers.”
Nigerian Tribune
