A 12-year-old pupil of a secondary school in Awka, Anambra State, Miss Chidimma Ukachukwu, has died after she was allegedly flogged by her teacher for failing to do her homework.

A reliable source in the school told the News Agency of Nigeria in Awka on Tuesday that the girl died on Thursday last week after she was flogged.

The source explained that the girl fainted after being flogged severally by a female teacher and was subsequently rushed to an undisclosed hospital, where she died.

The source also told NAN that the Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Uju Okeke, then ordered the closure of the school as a result of the incident.

A NAN correspondent, who visited the girl’s family home, soon after she was buried on Tuesday in Awka, reports that the family was in grief.

The girl’s father, Mr. Simeon Ukachukwu, confirmed the incident, saying it was a sad development. He added that it was an act of God.

But when Okeke was contacted, she denied ordering the closure of the school and said that the school was on midterm break.

NAN investigation, however, revealed that schools in the state were not on midterm break.

This fact was corroborated by an official of the Nigerian Union of Teachers in Akwa South Local Government Area.

The Chairperson of the union in the local government, Miss Buife Ndigwe, told NAN that primary and secondary schools in the state would go on midterm break next week.

When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the state police command, Mr. Ralph Uzoigwe, said that the matter had not been reported to the police, but promised that it would be investigated


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must we flog kids for every thing they do, cant we talk to them on the issues that concerns them, i believe they all have ears and heart to understand words of wisdom, now that the child is dead,is the teacher happy, MAY THE CHILD SOUL REST IN PEACE

Hian this 1 wey d 1st post was hidden wetin happen

Give dat teacher d kind of beatN dat d aluu4 recieve

If flogging kills, i would have been dead since.
I schooled in the seminary.
It was no toy gun play.
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Twin twisted 2.5mm copper wires exposed at the tip for maximum pleasure.
Tearing your skin through your shirt.
Like days of Jesus, your own blood shows the foot prints of the cable.
The strokes are nearing 50 now and you haven't moved an inch.

One more stroke lands where the last 3 has landed, the pain digs deeper.
You look your formator in his eyes, he smiles back "you said you are sick? this cane will heal you!"
Whip! Whip! Whip! you smile back with your head bowed, but the tears pull through.
You arent crying, all the other students are watching you and waiting patiently for their turn.

Someone had made a comment in class while the teacher was teaching and no one wanted to point out the person.
So the whole class is being punished.

You are standing in the middle of a two feet diameter circle, drawn by your torturer.
If you danced out of the circle, he will cancel all the strokes he had given you and start afresh.
Such is the horror, such is the pain, you have seen and felt it many times before so you aren't even dancing.
You are standing still like a tree, and displaying your art of self separation from pain.
If you throw a punch back, you will be rusticated from school.
You can, but you wont. You are smiling.
Not that you dont feel the pain, but your smile makes it ineffective.
Whip! Whip! Whip! Blood! Blood!
You would need a new shirt after this shit.
If you schooled in the seminary, you would have passed through this too.
Nigger You will be introverted.
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BAN FLOGGING IN THE SEMINARY!

I dont think d girl died as a result of flogx may be d girl is an ogbanje.This will serve as lesson for some teacher who knows ao 2 overbeat.

Get the teacher and the principal arrested first before anyother.

Adetoro Bukola: I dont think d girl died as a result of flogx may be d girl is an ogbanje.This will serve as lesson for some teacher who knows ao 2 overbeat.

how do you know she is an ogbanje? Una go open mouth dey talk anyhow! I think flogging should be outrightly banned from schools.there are other punishments which can be given to pupils/students and not flogging! We are in the 21st century for crying out loud! If I can't flog my child,then why should someone else do that because he/she wants to discipline my child? Walahi,God will punish anyone who dares lay a cane on my child!!

great its not in the north, comments for differ......... smh

moderatorr: If flogging kills, i would have been dead since.
I schooled in the seminary.
It was no toy gun play.

That's d most senseless thing I've heard in a while.

Hmmmm! Dis teacher don hear am.

Did she floged her with something different? i wonder weather she use metalic object??

I do not think the flogging is the cause of death in this case..
...the flogging probably triggered something else off!

The teacher of the year 2012.this is how they suffer to bring up presidents,governors,docs,engrs,but never recognise in the society.i blame her parents.good parents alway make sure that they children do they home work and go visit the school to no how they children r doing.teachers are not our enemies.

Kept flogging her till she fainted!
teacher is so mean!
Who says flogging cant kill? Well, it just did.

berem: how do you know she is an ogbanje? Una go open mouth dey talk anyhow! I think flogging should be outrightly banned from schools.there are other punishments which can be given to pupils/students and not flogging! We are in the 21st century for crying out loud! If I can't flog my child,then why should someone else do that because he/she wants to discipline my child? Walahi,God will punish anyone who dares lay a cane on my child!!

mumu na u b o...dem nor flog u ni?

Some teachers act as if they are mini gods wen a cane is in their hands.Jst last week, i had to personally warn a teacher in my daughter's school who hit her on the head with a stick. I also think flogging shld be banned outrightly in schools.

Odunnu: Kept flogging her till she fainted!
teacher is so mean!
Who says flogging cant kill? Well, it just did.

In secondary school, before my very eyes, My Aunty (A teacher) was having an arguement with another teacher, who was angry with her for leaving the class she (My aunty) was supposed to be invigilating (J.S.S 2) to me (An S.S 3 Senior) to handle while she quickly attended to someone in the staff room.

Nne, they didnt even touch each other, my aunty collapsed unto the floor, and died upon arrival at the clinic..

I guess we can add quarrel to list of killer activities..

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the followin post shal be hidden as soon as we notice:
1) GARRI posts
2) FIRST TO COMMENT posts.
Pls be warned.
Signed by nairaland MODs

A post mortem should be conducted on the body to determine the actual cause of death.

This should be done before any serious action should be taken against the teacher and the school.

well life these days is opened to many things. Some, no human can explain, while others can be xplained. My second son who has finished his short service would have died if flogging kills. I flogged him in those days because he was stubborn. yes, the young man really faced what is known as flogging.But that was in those good hey days not now. i thing something may have happened to the girl. May her soul rest in peace

Gosh! This story brought back old memories...... Rememberd when i was in pry 3. A teacher flogged me for bringing a baby toy to the class and i lost one of my teeth..... Some teachers can be so mean it it comes to flogging their pupil/student.

RIP, liru girl.

de teacher played into the hands of the devil killing the child

Some miscreats here were blaming the oba of benin recently for wanting to teach a lesson to the animal, called teacher that flog his grand daughter.

Is there any surprise why nigeria is grooming zombies as educated?No,because the teachers themselves are zombies.Most of them are not capable of training dogs,talkless of children that are expected to grow up and reason

Some miscreants here were blaming the oba of benin recently for wanting to teach a lesson to the animal called teacher that flog his grand daughter.

Is there any surprise why nigeria is grooming zombies as educated?No,because the teachers themselves are zombies.Most of them are not capable of training dogs,talkless of children that are expected to grow up and reason.

Sijo01: Gosh! This story brought back old memories...... Rememberd when i was in pry 3. A teacher flogged me for bringing a baby toy to the class and i lost one of my teeth..... Some teachers can be so mean it it comes to flogging their pupil/student.

RIP, liru girl.

Teacher flogged your Bum-bum and you lost one of your teeth, Nairaland!!!