By Samuel Olusegun Precious
The Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja has sentenced a school teacher, Nwatu Isaac, to life imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old pupil inside a school toilet.
Justice Rahman Oshodi delivered the judgment on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, after finding the defendant guilty of the offence committed on March 10, 2022, at El-Bossaa Nursery and Primary School, Epe.
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) disclosed this in a statement on Friday.According to the DSVA, Isaac was convicted in line with Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015, which prescribes life imprisonment for anyone found guilty of having unlawful sexual intercourse with a child.
The court held that the prosecution proved the case beyond reasonable doubt, establishing that the survivor was a child and that the defendant had sexual intercourse with her. Justice Oshodi described the testimony of the survivor, who was nine years old when she testified, as credible and consistent. She identified Isaac in court as “Master Isaac” and gave a clear account of how he took her into the school toilet and sexually assaulted her.
The court also relied on the evidence of the survivor’s mother, who noticed blood on her daughter’s underwear and vagina shortly after she returned from school, as well as medical evidence from the Mirabel Centre which corroborated penetration. The judge rejected Isaac’s denial and his defence of alibi, noting that his own evidence placed him at the school at the material time.
The court also dismissed suggestions that the survivor could have been abused by her stepsister or that the school toilet was too small for the offence to have occurred.During sentencing, Justice Oshodi said Isaac abused the trust placed in him by the survivor and her family, noting that he was once her teacher and was also entrusted by parents in the community to transport their children.
The court ordered that the convict’s name be entered into the Sexual Offenders Register in line with Sections 33 and 38 of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency Law, 2021.The judge also directed the prosecution to take immediate steps under the Victim Assistance and Witness Protection Law, 2022, to secure protection and support for the survivor and her family.
