13-Year-Old Dies From Corporal Punishment by Class Teacher (photos)

A 13-year-old student of Federal Government College, Kwali in Abuja, Yahaya Aliyu has died from the corporal punishment meted out to him by his class teacher.

It is alleged that the teacher, identified as Mrs Gibson flogged the JSS II student for failing to do his assignment.

The Punch reports that the student complained he was unable to complete his assignment because he was feeling ill even after visiting the school clinic for treatment.

The source who spoke with the newspaper said that, “On Monday, August, Aliyu was not feeling well and had visited the school clinic for treatment. He was unable to get treatment because he had not eaten that day. Aliyu went back to class. His colleagues were submitting their assignments then his teacher requested for Aliyu’s own but he didn’t

compete it.”

Speaking further, the unnamed source said that, “The teacher gave him a punishment to serve and later used a bucket handle on him. He was hit with it severally on his head. After he was released, he put his head on his table. Some of his colleagues noticed that he was quiet and they checked on him. They raised the alarm to the authority and he was rushed to the hospital, that was how he died. We learnt later in the day that the students protested in the school premises.”

The FCT Police Command spokesperson, ASP Mariam Yusuf has confirmed the incident adding that investigations are ongoing.

On his part, the National President of the Federal Government College Kwali Old Students Association (FEDOKOGOSA), Engr Musa Ibrahim confirmed the sad occurrence on Tuesday, 17th August.
He added that meetings and consultations are ongoing to unravel the actual cause of the student’s death.

He gave the update on his Facebook page:

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13-Year-Old Dies From Corporal Punishment by Class Teacher