Four teachers of Chrisland Schools, Lagos State, standing trial for allegedly covering up sexual acts involving some pupils of the school have been given bail of N1.4m
The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned arraigned the suspects who appeared on Tuesday before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged breach of public peace and attempt to pervert justice.
The charges read, “That you, Oladotun Sotunde, Elesho Tajudeen, Rhoda Olanipekun, Ajiboye Hammed, on or before April 25, 2022, at Chrisland Schools, Victoria Garden City, Idimu, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony, to wit: conduct likely to cause breach of the peace and indecent practices among your school pupils during their participation in the World School Games, thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
“That you, Oladotun Sotunde, Elesho Tajudeen, Rhoda Olanipekun, Ajiboye Hammed, on or before April 25, 2022, at Chrisland Schools, Victoria Garden City, Idimu, Lagos, in the Lagos State Magisterial District, having returned from the World School Games, involving your students, did intentionally obstruct, prevent, pervert or defeat the course of justice by concealing the indecent acts of your school girl sex video among the students before it went viral, thereby committing an offence punishable under the Section 97 (1) (3) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.”
They pleaded not guilty to the allegations levelled against them.
Their defence counsel Ademola Animashaun, asked for bail in liberal terms, which Chief Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun, granted each N300,000, with three sureties in like sum.
The case resumes on June 16, 2022.
