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Police in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state have arrested five foreign teachers in connection with the defilement of a 16-year-old student in Aweil town.

According to the State police spokesperson, the unnamed five foreign teachers are staff of Corner Stone, a private school located in the area.

Captain Guot Guot Akol says that the detained teachers are under investigation but cites one of them is at large.

“The five teachers that we arrested yesterday [Tuesday] evening belong to Corner Stone,

“We arrested them for preliminary investigation of the alleged rape case of a 17-year-old girl and this girl is a student of that school. 

Captain Guot Guot could not reveal the identities of the detained teachers for investigation purposes.

“The investigation still going on, and one suspect is still at large and we also want them [teachers] to help locate the person that is still at large because they are living together.”

When contacted by Eye Radio, the Headteacher of Corner Stone Primary and Secondary School confirmed the arrest.

Valentino Achak said the teachers were arrested on suspicion of hiding a suspected colleague.

“We have teachers who have been arrested by the state police on allegation that they have hidden the teachers who were accused of defiling 16-year-old girl students,” he said.

“What I am aware of is,  they have to produce the person and that is what they [police] are holding them for,” he said.