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.

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