The International Federation of Women Lawyers, in Rivers State, says over 50 pupils have been raped by their teachers in the state, this year alone.
Chairperson of FIDA in Rivers State, Adata Bio-Briggs, made this known in a chat with journalists in Port Harcourt, over the weekend.
She described the incident as disheartening, adding that the suspects have been charged to court.
“This year alone, we have had more than 50 defilement issues. All the matters of children being defiled by their teachers have been charged to court,” she said.
“It is sad and disheartening that we have a lot of students that have been defiled by their caregivers and teachers. We presently have a case from Ahoada; a seven year-year-old child defiled by her teacher. We have another case of a child somewhere in Elelenwo that was also defiled by her teacher,” she added.
