JSS 2 Abuja Student dies after teacher punished him

A 13-year-old student of the Federal Government College, Kwali in the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Yahaya Aliyu, has died after allegedly being punished by his teacher.

It was gathered that the teacher identified simply as Mrs Gibson allegedly flogged the JSS II student for failing to do his assignment.

According to a source, Aliyu was unable to complete his assignment because he was feeling unwell and had visited the school clinic for treatment.

“On Monday, August 9, 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 and his teacher requested for Aliyu’s own but he didn’t complete it, the source said.

“The teacher gave him a punishment to serve and later used a bucket handle on him. He was hit on his head severely. 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 students in the school protested on the premises of the school.”

When contacted, the FCT Police Command’s spokesperson, ASP Mariam Yusuf, confirmed the incident, adding that the police was investigating the matter.

Confirming the incident, the National President of Federal Gov. College Kwali Old Students Association (FEDGOKOSA) Engr Musa Ibrahim, on Tuesday, August 17, said meetings and consultations are being held to unravel the fact on what caused the death of the student. He wrote;

“Since Sunday night up to this moment it’s been calls, consultations, clarifications with different personalities ranging from the Father, Principal, USOSA, deceased relatives, alumni rep on SBMC, the list goes on, all these geared towards unravelling the fact on what caused the demise of our son, which has also smeared the integrity of our dear School.