38-Year-Old Islamic Teacher Remanded Over Alleged Defilement of Two Minors During Quranic Classes

An Islamic teacher in Adamawa State, 38-year-old Sagir Sani, has been remanded in custody after being accused of sexually assaulting two girls, aged eight and nine.

Sani, who teaches at an Islamic school in Numan Local Government Area, was arraigned before Chief Magistrate’s Court I in Yola on charges including indecent treatment, sexual assault and defilement.

The police alleged that the teacher lured the two girls behind the school classrooms, where he reportedly assaulted them.

Prosecuting police officer, ASP Zakka Musa, told the court on Monday that the incident was reported by the mother of one of the alleged victims at the Divisional Police Headquarters in Numan on August 7, 2026.

According to Musa, the woman alleged that Sani sexually assaulted the two girls while they were attending Quranic recitation classes at the school.

The charges were read and explained to Sani in court, but he pleaded not guilty.

Following his plea, Musa asked the court for an adjournment to enable the police to forward the case diary to the state Department of Public Prosecutions for legal advice.

The court granted the application and ordered that Sani be remanded pending further proceedings.

The allegations have not been proven in court, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until found guilty by a competent court.