Makamba : a teacher arrested for impregnating his pupil

Léonidas Ndayishimiye was arrested on October 29 in the middle of class at the Saint Pierre Claver district secondary school in Makamba.

According to a police source, the teacher was arrested after the parents of the girl in the 2nd year of education filed a complaint against him.

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Sources within the family of this pupil report that the arrest of the suspect was difficult despite all the evidence available to the parents.

“The girl has telephone messages from this teacher who suggested she have an abortion,” our sources indicate.

Some CNDD-FDD activists had opposed his arrest since the perpetrator is an influential member of the ruling party.

His arrest was reportedly possible after the intervention of the provincial secretary of the CNDD-FDD party in the new Burunga province, Sylvain Nzikoruriho.

“The family members called the latter after some local CNDD-FDD officials opposed his arrest”.

After his arrest, he was taken to the custody of the district police station in Makamba.

A resurgence of pregnancies at this secondary school under Catholic convention

Several sources at this school mention “questionable relationships between teachers and pupils that have become commonplace”.

In addition to this latest case, another girl from the 1st year of education is pregnant, according to sources at this school, which makes a total of 2 pupils at the same school after one month of the start of the school year.

Another girl gave birth last year. She had also been impregnated by her teacher.

Parents and teachers demand severe sanctions against “irresponsible” teachers.——-

Pupils in a classroom in Burundi (SOS Médias Burundi)