The source explained that the girl
fainted after being flogged severally by a female teacher and was
subsequently rushed to an undisclosed hospital, where she died.
Haven't they banned corporal punishment in Nigerian schools? Why are some teachers still flogging? WTH? Please continue...
The source also told NAN that the
Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Uju Okeke, then ordered the closure of
the school as a result of the incident.
A NAN correspondent, who visited the
girl’s family home, soon after she was buried on Tuesday in Awka,
reports that the family was in grief.
The girl’s father, Mr. Simeon Ukachukwu,
confirmed the incident, saying it was a sad development. He added that
it was an act of God.
But when Okeke was contacted, she denied ordering the closure of the school and said that the school was on midterm break.
NAN investigation, however, revealed that schools in the state were not on midterm break.
This fact was corroborated by an official of the Nigerian Union of Teachers in Akwa South Local Government Area.
The Chairperson of the union in the
local government, Miss Buife Ndigwe, told NAN that primary and secondary
schools in the state would go on midterm break next week.
When contacted, the Public Relations
Officer of the state police command, Mr. Ralph Uzoigwe, said that the
matter had not been reported to the police, but promised that it would
be investigated.
Source: News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
