A secondary school teacher in Ekiti, has been arrested and dismissed for allegedly impregnating a 17-year-old SS3 student.
This was confirmed by the Chairman of Ekiti State Teaching Service Commission, Babatunde Abegunde, on Tuesday.
The teacher, identified as Gbenga Owoosi was sacked from the school after thorough investigation and due process were followed.
Gbenga Owoosi was a Grade Level 10 Economics teacher at the Alarelu Comprehensive High School, Igbara Odo-Ekiti, in the Ekiti South West Local Government Area of the state.
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Abegunde said the dismissal would serve as a warning to others who might want to indulge in such a “depraved and unethical” act.
Abegunde also assured members of the public that Governor Fayemi’s administration will restore the Ekiti values by ensuring justice and bringing offenders to justice without hesitation.