After confirming her health status, the case was then reported to the Niger State Police Command for further interrogation.
The state Police Command through its Public Relations Officer, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident.
In his words, “On 26/10/2022 at about 1300hrs, one Musa Rabo 45 yrs of Dutsen-Kura, Minna, who is also a teacher at Dr. Umar Faruk Primary School, Keteren Gwari, Minna, was arrested based on a report made at ‘A’ Division Minna of an alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old female student of Waziri Primary School, Bosso, Minna.
“However, the case is under investigation and the suspect has been transferred to SCID Minna for discreet investigation.”
Meanwhile, some teachers working in schools run by the Nigeria Police Force have demanded the payment of their salaries and arrears after the Force Education Officer, Rabi Umar, a Commissioner of Police, allegedly retired them against the decision of the President, Major General, Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
PUNCH Metro had earlier reported that the teachers, numbering 31, accused Umar of wrongfully retiring them despite being beneficiaries of Buhari’s approval of a five-year retirement age extension/length of service.
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The presidential directive reportedly extended the retirement age of teachers in the country from 60 to 65, and equally changed their years of service from 35 to 40.
The aggrieved teachers said they were eligible to benefit from the policy, which was announced to be implemented on January 1, 2021.
In a joint statement released, the teachers lamented that a new implementation date on April 7, 2022, was issued by Umar, thereby sidelining them from the list of beneficiaries of the policy.
The statement read, “The FEO (Umar) sent another signal CD 1000/DFA/EDUC/FHQ/ABJ/Vol 3/248 in which she directed that the implementation date for the elongation of service for the teaching profession in Nigeria will now be 07/04/2022 when the President signed the Act into law and not 01/01/2021 when he made the pronouncement. By doing so, she automatically removed the names of 31 teachers in police schools who ‘retired’ in 2021.
“To us, this action negates the letter and spirit of the implementation which recognises 01/01/2021. Moreover, the FEO is not the Minister of Education and coordinating minister of elongation of service, who has government mandate to speak and issue directives on the matter.”
