An Ogba Magistrate Court in Lagos State has remanded a private school teacher, Stella Nwadigo, who was captured in a viral video assaulting a three-year-old pupil.
The New Daily Prime earlier reported that the Lagos State Police Command arrested Nwadigo after the disturbing footage went viral.
Following the incident, both the police and the Lagos State Ministry of Education launched investigations into the matter.
Providing an update on Thursday, the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) confirmed that the teacher has been remanded in a correctional facility.
The case has been adjourned to January 18, 2024, for trial.
In a statement shared on its X page, DSVA revealed that Nwadigo appeared before Magistrate M.O. Kusanu and was arraigned on two charges.
She pleaded not guilty to the allegations. Her defence counsel applied for bail, which the court granted at ₦200,000 with two verifiable sureties.
The statement read, “Update: Following the ongoing viral case of child abuse, all concerned parties appeared today, 10th January 2024, at the Ogba Magistrate Court.
“The matter was assigned to Magistrate M.O. Kusanu. Two charges were read to the suspect, to which she pled not guilty. Her defence counsel applied for bail, which the court set at ₦200,000 and two verifiable sureties.
“The suspect has been remanded in a correctional facility and the case adjourned to the 18th January 2024 for trial.”
