Ogun Student Dies After 162 Strokes of Cane

A sad incident which occured at Obada Idi-Emi High School in Ogun State, has resulted to the death of a student simply identified as Ariyo.

Ariyo was said to had bean given 162 strokes of cane by a teacher at the instance of the school principal.

According to activist Adetoun, who shared the incident on Instagram, on Friday, “the teacher had reportedly brought a dustbin to Ariyo’s class with instructions that the students should not break the dustbin. 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.'”

Adetoun narrated that the teacher reported Ariyo to the principal, who instructed that the student be punished.

Acting on the principal’s instruction, the teacher allegedly flogged Ariyo with 162 strokes of the cane, and in the process, the student fell and collapsed.

Adetoun said further that “the teacher and some staffers of the school who were at the scene delayed in taking Ariyo to the hospital for medical attention and when they did, he was dead.”

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A senior police officer confirmed privy to the incident but was not authorised to speak with the media confirmed the incident, stating, “We are on the matter, the incident wanted to create tension but we were able to douse the tension.”

The spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command is yet to respond to enquiries on the incident.

This heartbreaking event raises urgent concerns about the use of corporal punishment in Nigerian schools and its potentially lethal consequences.