The Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Abuja, has sentenced a 19-year-old teacher, Abdullahi Abbass, to life imprisonment for raping his nine-year-old pupil.
The conviction was delivered by Justice M. Osho-Adebiyi of the FCT High Court.
According to a statement issued by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP’s National Press Officer, Vincent Adekoye, it stated that Abbass, who worked in a private school in the Kwali Area Council of the FCT, lured the young boy after school hours on March 19, 2025, and raped him through the anus.
The incident came to light after the victim confided in his mother, who immediately reported the matter to the authorities, leading to Abbass’s arrest and prosecution.
The teacher was arraigned on two counts bordering on rape and sexual abuse. Following a full trial, he was found guilty on October 29, 2025, under Section 2 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015, which prescribes life imprisonment for the offence.
Reacting to the judgment, NAPTIP’s Director-General, Binta Adamu Bello, commended the judiciary and law enforcement agencies for their swift handling of the case, adding that it was a significant victory in the fight against sexual violence.
