{
  "id": 11443779,
  "title": "Lagos court jails teacher for life over defilement of eight-year-old pupil",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/lagos-court-jails-teacher-for-life-over-defilement-of-eight-year-old",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T13:14:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/lagos-court-jails-teacher-for-life-over-defilement-of-eight-year-old-pupil/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A school teacher from Lagos, Nwatu Isaac, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old student at El-Bossaa Nursery and Primary School in Epe. The verdict was delivered by Justice Rahman Oshodi on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. The court found Isaac guilty of having sexual intercourse with the child on March 10, 2022. The survivor, who was nine years old when she testified, identified Isaac as the perpetrator in court. Medical evidence from the Mirabel Centre corroborated the survivor's account, which also had the support of her mother, who noticed blood on her daughter's underwear and vagina after school. The court rejected Isaac's alibi and other defenses, noting that he was trusted by the survivor and her family. After sentencing, the judge directed the prosecution to provide immediate protection and support to the survivor and her family under the Victim Assistance and Witness Protection Law of 2022.",
  "summary": "The Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, has sentenced a school teacher, Nwatu Isaac, to life imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old pupil of El-Bossaa Nursery and Primary School, Epe. Justice Rahman Oshodi, who delivered the judgment on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, also ordered that Isaac’s name be registered in the Sexual Offenders Read More:…",
  "key_points": [
    "Nwatu Isaac sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old student.",
    "Verdict delivered by Justice Rahman Oshodi on September 29, 2026.",
    "Survivor identified Isaac as perpetrator; medical evidence corroborated her account."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Lagos court jails teacher for life over defilement of eight-year-old pupil",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/lagos-court-jails-teacher-for-life-over-defilement-of-eight-year-old-11446315",
        "published": "2026-10-02T13:28:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}