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

A 38-year-old Islamic teacher, Sagir Sani, has been remanded by a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Yola, Adamawa State, over allegations that he defiled two female students, aged eight and nine, during Quranic lessons.

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

According to the police prosecutor, ASP Zakka Musa, the defendant allegedly lured the two girls to a secluded area behind the school classrooms before sexually assaulting them.

The prosecutor told the court that the mother of one of the alleged victims reported the incident at the Divisional Police Headquarters, Numan, on August 7, 2026.

Musa said the woman alleged that Sani defiled the two minors while they were attending Quranic recitation classes.

When the charges were read and explained to him, Sani pleaded not guilty.

Following his plea, the police prosecutor requested an adjournment to enable the prosecution 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 are before the court and the defendant remains presumed innocent unless found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction.