Teacher Flogs Student To Death In Ibadan

Correction is different from  punishment for correction addresses what is going wrong and punishment addresses who is going wrong,this was what led to the riot in IMG Secondary School, Oke Ado, Ibadan, on Wednesday,following the death of a student that was flogged to death by a teacher,the student told the teacher he came late due to illness but the principal ordered the teacher to flog him,while the student was been flogged he slumped and died.

An eye witnesses who claimed anonymity said

 “trouble started when the student arrived school after classes had commenced for the day, he reportedly told the teacher he came late due to illness.”
“At that point,” the eye witness added, “the principal, who was passing by asked the teacher the cause of the discussion.”
The principal allegedly ordered the teacher to flog the student for coming late and in the process of the flogging, the student slumped. “All our efforts to save the student proved abortive,’’ the eyewitness added.

No fewer than 10 fully armed policemen were seen on surveillance at the premises of the school with three of their vehicles parked near the school gates.

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