A pupil at Obada Idi-Emi High School in Imeko Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State, identified simply as Ariyo, has reportedly died after a teacher allegedly administered 162 strokes of the cane on him.
The pupil was allegedly punished for making what the school reportedly considered a saucy reaction to an instruction.
A social media activist identified as Adetoun shared the incident on Instagram on Friday.
According to Adetoun, the teacher had reportedly brought a dustbin to Ariyo’s class with the instruction that the pupils should be careful with its handling.
She narrated that Ariyo had jokingly replied to the teacher that the dustbin was bought with the students’ money, a response which was said to have infuriated the teacher.
The teacher was said to have reported to the principal who, in turn, instructed that the pupil be punished.
Acting on the principal’s instruction, the teacher allegedly gave Ariyo 162 strokes of the cane and in the process, the pupil fell down and collapsed.
Adetoun said further that the teacher and some staff members who were at the scene delayed in taking Ariyo to the hospital for medical attention and that, by the time they did, he had died.
A senior Police officer confirmed the incident anonymously because he was not authorised to speak with the media.
He said that the incident has created tension in the area but that the intervention of the police brought it under control.
“We are on the matter. The incident wanted to create tension, but we were able to douse the tension,” the Police source said.
