AKURE — DETECTIVES in OndoState have
detained a primary school teacher, Alade
Adebayo, for allegedly flogging to death a
four-year-old female pupil Elizabeth
Wanogha.
The deceased pupil was a student of a
private primary school, Falaye Memorial
Nursery and Primary School, located at
Fanibi area in Akure metropolis.
The teacher, according to report, accused
the deceased of being stubborn in the class.
He was said to have beaten the girl to a
state of coma.
Cries from other pupils in the class
reportedly attracted other teachers who
rushed to the scene where they found that
the girl had fainted.
She was said to have been rushed to a
private hospital and was admitted but
reportedly died later.
Police authorities, however, said that the
pupil died two weeks after the beating by
the suspect.
The father of the deceased, Mr Wanogha
lodged a complaint at the Fanibi Police
station, alleging that his daughter died as a
result of the injuries sustained from the
severe beating by her teacher.
Following the complaint, the teacher was
arrested for interrogation.
Contacted, the Police image maker, Wole
Ogodo, confirmed that the teacher had been
arrested.
Ogodo however said that people should not
jump into conclusion that it was the beating
which took place about two weeks earlier
that led to the death of the pupil.
He pointed out that the autopsy will
determine the cause of the pupil’s death.
Ogodo said that the suspect is being
quizzed at the state Criminal Investigative
Department, SCID.
He explained further that the deceased was
hospitalised immediately after the beating
but died two weeks after.
Ogodo said that investigation into the
death of the pupil continues adding that the
findings would be made public.
The father of the deceased pupil insisted
that the teacher should be prosecuted for
murder.
Mr wanogho who lived at Adebowale street
Fanibi vowed that the matter would be
pursued to a logical conclusion to serve as
deterrent to wicked teachers who vent their
anger on innocent pupils put in their care.
He appealed to NGOs to take the matter up
by ensuring that it was not swept under the
carpet.
The proprietor of the school declined
comment on the incident. Source: VANGUARD