Commotion In Oyo House Over Invasion Of School By Customs Men
Published on February 14, 2012

There was commotion today as the Oyo State House of Assembly, southwest Nigeria, continued with the investigation of the SS3 student of United Senior Secondary School, Ijokodo, Ibadan, Master Allison Chukwu Ebuka who alongside his father, Mr. Emmanuel Allison, an inspector in the Nigeria Customs Service, was alleged to have beaten his school teacher.

About 10 Custom officers in three vehicles were said to have stormed the school to beat a teacher, Mr. Gbenga Ogunleye, for punishing one of the children of their colleagues.

The sitting was characterised by commotion, creating tension in the capital of Oyo state.

Students from various higher institutions led by student leaders of the University of Ibadan (UI) stormed the assembly complex in the UI students union vehicle with registration number FG 667 A50 in solidarity and support of the erring student.

They held the Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Tokunbo Fayokun and other state government officials hostage for about 30 minutes trying to impress it upon the government to respect the right of children by not punishing the erring student.

The house which was tense throughout the session was not kind to police representative, CSP Funmilayo Akinfenwa, a pastor and the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Sango Police Station who came late for the session.

Immediately CSP Akinfenwa appeared on the floor of the House, the Speaker, Mrs. Sumonu Monsurat expressed disappointment that she did not only come late but she failed to carry out the instruction given her.

As she attempted to explain what kept her late, the speaker asked her not to bother to offer any explanation because the House would not listen to her.

When the CSP insisted on talking, the Speaker thundered again: “Shut up. What we will do now is to give you an instruction which you must comply with”.

At this point, CSP Akinfenwa could not hold back tears as she repeatedly wiped her face with handkerchief.

At the end of the session, Akinfenwa wept as she left the House chamber and was surrounded by sympathisers who consoled her.

But she refused to be pacified as she continued to weep until she was ushered into her official vehicle and left with her entourage.

There were mixed reactions over the way the woman was treated as many people were of the view that the speaker was too rude to her, stressing that she ought not to have publicly asked the senior police officer to shut her mouth.

“How can the Speaker be so intoxicated by power to the extent of asking a senior police officer to shut up? The speaker simply insulted the police authority and that is highly unfair. She has only four years on that seat and very soon, she will become an ordinary citizen. That woman is an elderly woman. She had really tried for this state. Whenever there is a problem, she is the one the police authority sends to resolve it. How can you treat somebody who is your age mate like that? The speaker is very very rude”, one of the eye witnesses stated.

Earlier, at the plenary session, all the parties involved were given the opportunity to defend themselves.

While Inspector Allison denied all the allegations levelled against him, reiterating that no shot was fired on the day of the incident, he said that he did not mind his son being punished for misconduct but he was against the extent at which his son was beaten by the teacher.

“The flogging was too much,” he said.

Ebuka, the student who addressed the house in Pidgin (broken) English admitted his misconduct, stressing that his teacher doubled his cane for refusing to take off his pair of trousers.

“He doubled the cane and flogged me. After he flogged me the Vice Principal later sent me home, make I go call my parents,” Ebuka said.


He debunked the allegation that he beat up his teacher.

Representing the Controller General of the Customs Service, the service spokesperson, Mr. Bashiru Adewale Adeniyi explained that the initial way the service handled the case was as a result of the lacuna in the service as at the time the incident occurred.

He justified the reason why Mr. Emmanuel Allison has not honoured the invitation of the police, stressing that he is yet to receive an order mandating him to appear before the police as summoned.

He assured that very soon, the service would have primary and secondary schools in Oyo State for the children of the staff of the service, saying that where they have school, their children attend their schools.

He said, “Education is very important to us. This is the reason why we run primary and secondary schools in most of the places we have our command but we don’t have our school here in Ibadan and that is why staff put their children in public schools. Customs officers have eight children in United Senior Secondary School, Ijokodo, Ibadan. I want to point it out that officers can be posted to anywhere and whenever this happens, their families follow them. And when they get to their new place, their children have to go to schools and they enroll them in any school that is available. So, that the children of our men change school does not say that they have committed crime where they are coming from.”

Explaining that the service does not condone indiscipline, he said that any parent could have behaved the same way Mr. Allison behaved seeing his son being overflogged.

He also cleared Mr. Allison of shooting as alleged saying, ‘Mr. Allison is an inspector who cannot mobilise a vehicle. I learnt that three vehicles were mobilised that day. Our fleet is 11 in Oyo State and it is meant for border. But as I said, we will investigate the matter and feed you back on our findings”.

But the Commissioner for Education countered him and the Customs Service, saying that they were being economical with the truth.

She said, “I take a bit off the spokesperson of Customs Service. It is a lie that there was no shooting. People around the area confirmed that there was commotion on that day when customs men infiltrated the school. There was actually shooting from customs men. I want to say that yes he was beaten but he was not beaten to the extent he claimed. I am interested in the report of the medical doctor that treated the student.”

She noted that the issue would not have escalated to the level it is if Mr. Allison had honoured the invitation the state government issued through the Ministry of Education, stressing that the student stand suspended until an apology letter is tendered.

“Could you imagine Mr. Allison refusing to honour the invitation of the state government that had paid for the child’s WAEC fees and I wondered the audacity he had with his colleagues to have stormed the school compound,” she said.

Other legislators condemned the behavior of Mr. Allison and his son except Honourable Olusegun Olaleye who asked for forgiveness on behalf of the erring student and the parent.

At the end of the session, the House referred the matter to the state ministry of education to handle the indiscipline aspect of the case while the police and customs were asked to investigate the shooting and the conduct of Mr. Allison as a customs man respectively.

The House also issued a warrant of arrest against counsel to Allison’s family, Barrister S. S. Akinyele for failure to honour the House’s invitation.

The House adjourned the matter till two weeks’ time.

By Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan

http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2012/02/14/commotion-in-oyo-house-over-invasion-of-school-by-customs-men/

SS3 Student Opts For Pidgin At Assembly Probe
Published on February 15, 2012 

It was a show of shame yesterday at the Oyo State House of Assembly when an SSS3 student of United Senior Secondary School, Ijokodo, Ibadan, Oyo State, Southwest Nigeria, could not address the legislators in simple and correct English.


Master Allison Chukwuebuka, also called Ebuka, was invited by the legislators to explain why he beat up his class teacher, Mr. Gbenga Ogunleye, a graduate of Ekiti State University for punishing him alongside other 19 students for indecent dressing.

The student was ushered into the Assembly chambers in the company of his father, Mr. Emmanuel Allison, an inspector with Nigeria Customs Service, and other three top officers of the service.

When called upon by the Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Monsurat Sumonu to narrate what led to a clash between him and his teacher, Mr. Gbenga Ogunleye on Friday 27 January 2012, there was slight confusion as to whether he was mature enough to take an oath.

But Ebuka himself came to the rescue as he claimed he was 18 years even though investigation by the state Ministry of Education revealed that he was over 20 years.

Immediately he started speaking in Pidgin English, the father felt embarrassed, put his face down and covered it with his palms as as the son explained the circumstances that led to his beating up his teacher.

Giving his own side of the story, Chukuebuka said: “I get to school in the morning. The teacher see me with sandal. He say make I remove my trouser, I say no l can’t remove it before everybody. He double the cane, flog me, flog me and flog me. He flog me finish. He flog me until I fall for ground. He dey flog me. The cane too much. The wound too much. After, Vice Principal send me home make I go call my parent”. :

Responding to a question by the Speaker, Chukuebuka, former student of Imo State Community School who joined United Senior Secondary School last year, said that he was not the only student punished for misconduct that day but he was the only one that violently reacted to the punishment.

His explanation irked the legislators as they unequivocally condemned him for his action.

They also condemned his father who was alleged to have led at least 10 of his colleagues into the school in three Customs’ vehicles, shooting indiscriminately and encouraged the son to beat up his teacher. 

Kehinde Subair simply summarised his view by saying, “There is an act of indiscipline in the Ministry of Education which must be seriously addressed.”

Other legislators that condemned the student for his action were Ibrahim Bolomope representing Egbeda State Constituency and Ganiyu Adekunle from Atiba State Constituency.

Bolomope in his own contribution declared that the student’s father was not fit to be in Customs Service, stressing that his contribution to the incident was quite bad.

But Olusegun Olaleye, popularly called Radical, and the youngest in the Oyo House of Assembly, stood on the side of the students and pleaded with the House to temper justice with mercy.

He said that the erring student should be forgiven in the spirit of Valentine which preaches love.   

He claimed that the student’s teacher was wrong to have brutalised the student. But he was shouted down by his colleagues and prevailed upon to take his seat.

Speaker Sumonu, however, gave two weeks to the three authorities: Oyo State Ministry of Education, Customs Service and the police to make their reports available to the House.

The student has been suspended.

The session was greeted with reaction from over 100 people that came to witness the session.

Most people could not comprehend why an SS3 student could not speak good English, saying that there is enough evidence to show that Nigeria’s educational system has completely collapsed.

A woman was heard saying, “Did they say that boy will sit for WAEC this year? What will he write in the examination? Unfortunately, the state government has paid for his examination. I think the state government should stop paying WAEC examination fees on behalf of students. Anybody that can’t pay should not sit for the exam because they cannot be wasting money on unserious students.

“There are many things the government can use our money to do.”

http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2012/02/15/ss3-student-opts-for-pidgin-at-assembly-probe/

[b]Why wont the boy express himself in Pidgin English when his dad has threatened all beaten all his English language tutors. ;[/b]D

Have u heard that 17 candidates only were able to make 5 credits including english and maths in Gombe state out of 18,000 that sat for the last SSCE exam, ratio of private to public schools candidates is yet to be known but it will not even matter if known.

femmy2010:

[b]Why wont the boy express himself in Pidgin English when his dad has threatened all beaten all his English language tutors. ;[/b]D

lmao

I doubt if the boy can't speak plain english. It's not possible.

SS3 student unable to speak english and is expected to write WAEC in a few month's time. I wont be surprised if his father arranges for a mercenary to write for him. Nigeria - failed state.

The fact remains that in the same school this boy attends,we would clearly see students who woul stand their ground and spek well,the boy lacks proper upbringing,stupid son of a foolish father, The way the father handled the issue is bad

Omo ti ekun babi ekun loo maa joor,

The fact remains that in the same school this boy attends,we would clearly see students who would stand their ground and speak good english,the boy lacks proper upbringing,silly son of a foolish father, The way the father handled the issue is bad

Omo ti ekun babi ekun loo maa joor,

woah!    

shagaman:

The fact remains that in the same school this boy attends,we would clearly see students who would stand their ground and speak good english,the boy lacks proper upbringing,silly son of a foolish father, The way the father handled the issue is bad

Omo ti ekun babi ekun loo maa joor,

I thought as much. This boy is a good candidate for future armed robbery, yahooism, cultism, and everything that is a product of bad parenting.

Omoh ride on jori. More pidgin are needed, make sure u use pidgin when taking your waec exams ooo. Abeg make we vote for legalize Pidgin as a subject in school. Owoh

Part 3 of this movie will come out when?

like father like son.

Jobless House of Assembly
so they collect large sitting allowances to discuss such trivial issues that should be handled by the school.

*mscheeeew*

Little men.

The parents are disgrace to parenthood.
The boy is not fit to be a student,

This idiot and his phucked up dad are in a big shyte,serves them right,things like that shldnt be tolerated, when this matter goes to court,i pray and hope the likes of EKO ILE,NEGRO_NTS[DUDU NEGRO] OR RHINO be the presiding judge, its embarassing what those idiots did to that poor teacher,

Every time something like this happens in that school and the neighbouring school, perpetrators were always from the Eastern side of the country, whet the guy has done is not wrong in their culture cos someone told me they do beat their dad.

But why wld this teacher ask the boy to remove his trouser?that doesnt sound right, thats if the boy was telling the truth, shld,ve sent him home and invite his parents.

slam7000:

But why wld this teacher ask the boy to remove his trouser?that doesnt sound right, thats if the boy was telling the truth, shld,ve sent him home and invite his parents.

whatever. Two wrongs do not make a right. Obviously that kid must be problematic (he couldn't speak English. lol). the father mis-used his authority. we should not bow to the pressure and let indiscipline rule in our school.

Bad father,insolent son

Is this the student that UI students were defending? They should cover their faces in shame! Oyo State politics is just full of drama and spectacle. I love it!

^^^Dem be cult boiz!

This isnt funny.

SS3 student cant speak English

Dat father is a disgrace both to parenthood and customs servise. The boy? Wot do u expect wen d foundation is shakky. He is graduating into robbery and cultisim.

In fact, the boy is just a complete foo-l. At that age and in SS3 cannot express himself? In fact his father is the worst foo-l

For me, the boy should be expelled and his father dismissed. When you even look at the boy, you see another armed robber in the making.

I'm disappointed in the current leadership of UI. I'm sure they must have been ashamed when the boy they were defending broke out in pidgin like a tout. Okay, if the boy was flogged, was he the only one flogged? He was one of many flogged. But he felt he was superior to the others because he has a customs officer as father. Shame on him. Shame on the father who could not call him to order. What's wrong with reporting a teacher to higher authorities if you feel he did something wrong. Shame!

femmy2010:

[b]Why wont the boy express himself in Pidgin English when his dad has threatened all beaten all his English language tutors. ;[/b]D

But shun, some teachers have it coming sha. . Wicked, soulless b@stards!
The boy na handsome boy sha,
. . Chewpeed boyyyyy and ret@rded father!!!

femmy2010:

[b]Why wont the boy express himself in Pidgin English when his dad has threatened all beaten all his English language tutors. ;[/b]D

Lol. I heard the dude is 22yrs old. What the hell is a 22yr still doing in secondary school? Of course he wont be submissive to the teacher cos the age difference wont be much.
As for those UI students, smh

The boy is a big joke, what can he say since he couldn`t even express himself in English.

Foolish son & his stupid father. Hisses.

Sad tale of a school teacher.

The unfortunate student who cannot speak good English, yet he's a candidate of WAEC which begins in few weeks time.


Shame on the speaker for transferring his aggression on fellow senior officer.

Now, I pity the father of the boy who has caused so much pained on the school teacher, Police Officer. I pity the father who took laws into his hands just to prove a point! Two wrongs really don't make a right.