Like the popular saying that wonders shall never cease to happen, such was what happened in Igbala community in the Sango Ota area of Ogun State when a private school teacher, Matthew Sodeke, was arrested for allegedly abusing a child.

According to the Ogun State Police Command, Mr Sodeke, who is an English Language teacher, was caught sucking the private parts of a male pupil, identified only as Ajala, on Tuesday, July 12, around 4pm.

The teacher was reportedly caught by a parent who had come to pick his child in the school.

It was gathered that the teacher allegedly sexually assaulted the 16-year-old boy in one of the offices of the school after closing hours.

It was learnt that Sodeke allegedly instructed the boy to remove his trousers, after which the teacher allegedly began to suck the boy’s private parts.

A yet-to-be-identified parent, who reportedly came to check her child in the school, was said to have caught the duo and raised the alarm.

The matter was thereafter reported at the Sango Police Division, and Sodeke was arrested.

The teacher, it was gathered, was beaten up by a mob before he was taken to the police station.

The pupil reportedly confessed that his private parts had been sucked by the teacher on several occasions.

Sodeke had been transferred to the State Department of Criminal Investigation, Eleweran, Abeokuta, for further investigation.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the incident, adding that the suspect had been charged to court.