Chrisland school’s supervisor accused of defiling 2-year-old pupil sent to Kirikiri prisons

Justice Sybil Nwaka of an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court yesterday revoked the bail of Chrisland School Supervisor, Adegboyega Adenekan, standing trial for allegedly defiling a two-year-old pupil (names withheld) of the school in November 2016.

Justice Nwaka revoked Adenekan’s bail on the grounds that the accused might flee and never return to retun if he is allowed to go on bail.

“My intuition is telling me that the defendant may not appear tomorrow for the continuation of his trial. For his own security I am hereby revoking his bail and order that he be remanded in Kirikiri Prisons until the next adjourned date,” the Judge ruled.

While being cross examined by his counsel yesterday, the accused told the court that he found the allegations that he defiled a pupil of the school as ‘false and highly embarrassing’. When the defendant was asked how he met the victim’s mother, the school supervisor said he knew the mother as one of the parent of pupils at Chrisland School, Ajah, Victoria Garden City. He said he became aware of the allegation against him on November 14, 2016.

“It was on a Friday around 8pm, I received a call from an unknown number and she introduced as a parent in the school. She outrightly told me that I had sexually abused her two-year-old daughter. I was shocked at the allegation. She now further went on to tell me that we should keep the matter between the two of us and not tell anyone. She ended the call and thereafter sent me a message that read: ‘I want you to still be friendly with my child’ he said

Adenekan told the court that he was also threatened by the father of the alleged victim.

“During the meeting it was concluded that the child should be examined by the school hospital. The mother refused. She later called her husband who gave his consent”.

Adenekan said it was the mother of the two year old that made arrangement for a polygraph test to be conducted on him by Halogen Securities in Maryland and that he consented because he had nothing to hide.

“I was shocked when the report of the Halogen test came back and it said that I was lying. I strongly believe that the child’s mother and the security company that conducted the test fabricated the results. The child was in pre-school 1 when I met her. I only stand at the door of their class and say, ‘hello children.’ The class teacher and the two class assistants are usually there. I have never been alone with the child in question i have never taken her out of the class to.my office, ” he said

When asked if he defiled the child, he said

” I have two daughters aged fourteen and sixteen. I would never allow someone do such to my children. I have been married for 18 years. My wife is even here. I have no special relationship with the child''.

When the school supervisor was asked if he knew the child drew his penis, he said, “I heard she drew a penis but that is between her and her mother. I have never exposed my penis to this child neither have I fingered her or put my penis in her vagina. I am very sure everything is fabricated''.

The two-year-old in her testimony had earlier accused the defendant of defiling her.

The trial judge, Justice Nwaka adjourned the matter till tomorrow for cross-examination of the defendant.