Ogba Magistrate Court: Teacher Stella Nwadigo Pleads Not Guilty To Child Abuse Charges, Remanded In Kirikiri

Stella Nwadigo, a teacher who was arrested for physically assaulting a three-year-old pupil, Abayomi Micheal, at Christ-Mitots International School in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, has been arraigned before Magistrate M.O. Kusanu at the Ogba Magistrate Court on Thursday.

Nwadigo, in a video surfaced online seen repeatedly slapping the young child while attempting to teach him numbers.

She reportedly pleaded not guilty to the charges read to her.

The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency disclosed this in an update on X.com on Thursday.

The statement read, “Following the ongoing viral case of child abuse, all concerned parties appeared today, 9th January 2024, at the Ogba Magistrate Court.

“The matter was assigned to Magistrate M.O. Kusanu. Two charges were read to the suspect, to which she pled not guilty.”

Her defence counsel was said to have applied for bail, which the court reportedly set at N200,000.

The statement added, “Her defense counsel applied for bail, which the court set at ₦200,000 and two verifiable sureties.

“The suspect has been remanded in a correctional facility, and the case is adjourned to the 18th January 2024 for trial.”