The police in Ogun State revealed that the teacher was arrested for allegedly having forceful canal knowledge of a 14-year-old student.
The father of the girl had reported the case at the police station on Sunday.
The young teacher made confessional statements after he was arrested, apparently blaming the devil for the act.
Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said the father had reported at Ibafo Divisional Headquarters that his daughter was lured to the house of the suspect, who happened to be her Art teacher, under the pretence that he wanted to help her with a practical work.
It was reported that the 23-year-old teacher had dragged the victim into his room, overpowered her and had forceful sex with her.
This was said to have caused serious bleeding from the student’s private part. She has since been taken to hospital for treatment.
Oyeyemi explained that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Kenneth Ebrimson, had directed that the suspect be transferred to the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for proper investigation and prosecution.
Chima has since made a confessional statement to the police, while the victim has been taken to hospital for treatment.