{
  "id": 11446315,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T13:28:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/lagos-court-jails-teacher-for-life-over-defilement-of-eight-year-old-pupil/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sentenced school teacher Nwatu Isaac to life imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old pupil at El-Bossaa Nursery and Primary School, Epe. The court found Isaac guilty after the prosecution established their case beyond reasonable doubt, based on the testimony of the survivor, who identified Isaac and described the incident in detail. The court also relied on evidence from the survivor's mother and medical examinations that corroborated the allegation of penetration. Isaac's defense was rejected, and he was found to have abused the trust placed in him as a teacher and transportation provider.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-02T13:14:53.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}