In what’s coming as really sh0cking development, a gang of 10 secondary school students in Ogun State has beaten one of their teachers.
The students of Isanbi Comprehensive High School, Ilisan-Remo, in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun flogged a teacher identified as Kolawole Shonuga for preventing them from cheating during the last third term examination.
It was gathered that Shonuga while invigilating the unified examination for the SS 1 Art class students, caught one of the boys, 18-year-old Ashimi Adebanjo, cheating, and he seized his paper.
A witness explained that after school hours, the student gathered somewhere, waylaid the teacher and beat him up at the school gate.
It was learnt that one of the boys, Kazeem Adelaja, allegedly hit a stick on Shonuga’s head while others were beating him.
Police command in Ogun State has confirmed the incident.
Police spokesman, Omotola Odutola said Shonuga had formally reported the alleged assault at Remo Police Division while confirming the arrest of 10 suspects.
“The Police have commenced investigation into the assault on the teacher, and the state Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, has ordered that the perpetrators must face the full wrath of the law,” she said.
Reacting to the incident, the State Chairman of Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) in Ogun, Felix Agbesanwa, frowned at the incident.
He insisted that the students must face the consequences to serve as a deterrent.
“The incident really happened and I have been briefed. Our stand is that any student who raises his hand against his teacher should face the wrath of the law,” he said.
