Court Jails Teacher For Flogging Pupil To Death
The Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court in Awka, Anambra State has sentenced a teacher, Mrs Faith Nwoye, who flogged nine year old pupil to death, to 21 years imprisonment.
The incident happened in Landmark International School Mgbakwu, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Commiserating with the Okonkwo’s family, Commissioner for Education, Prof Ngozi Chuma-Udeh expressed condolences of the Education family and State Government for the heavy loss.
Chuma-Udeh, represented at the burial by the Director of Schools in the Ministry of Education, Mrs Ifeoma Onyeneke regretted that one of the State’s hopeful was gone in a manner that could have been avoided.
According to her, late Henry could not have died if he was enrolled in an approved school with qualified teachers.
She reminded residents Governor Chukwuma Soludo had declared criminal, the operation of illegal schools in the State.
