Miss
Chidinma Ukachukwu, a 12-year-old pupil of a secondary school in Awka, Anambra State,
has died after she was allegedly flogged by her teacher for failing to do her homework
.
A
reliable source in the school told the News Agency of Nigeria in Awka on
Tuesday that the girl died
on Thursday last week after she was flogged.
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.
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.
(NAN)
Source: NaijaGists
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