A Bauchi State High Court has sentenced a head teacher in Burra, Ningi Local Government Area of the state, Jalaludeen Zakari, to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting one of his pupils.
Zakari’s victim, a 6-year-old girl, had been at the school for an admission screening but became a victim of assault by Zakari, who detained her for hours after official school closing hours.
Justice Nana Jibrin issued the 11 year sentence following Jalaludeen’s plea with the court for leniency.
Disclosing this to newsmen, the prosecuting counsel, Dayabu Ayuba, said that during the trial, three witnesses, including the victim, testified before the court.