Teacher Beats 4-yr-old Pupil To Death ForBeing Stubborn In Ondo State

Detectives in Ondo State have detained a
primary school teacher, Alade Adebayo, for
allegedly flogging to death a four-year-old
female pupil Elizabeth Wanogha.
The deceased pupil was a student of a private
primary school, Falaye Memorial Nursery and
Primary School, located at Fanibi area in
Akure metropolis.
The teacher, according to Vanguard , accused
the little girl of being stubborn in class. He
was said to have beaten the girl to a state of
coma.
Cries from other pupils in the class reportedly
attracted other teachers who rushed to the
scene where
they found that the girl had fainted.
The child was rushed to a private hospital,
admitted but reportedly died later.
Police authorities, however, said that the pupil
died two weeks after the beating by the
suspect.
The father of the deceased, Mr Wanogha
lodged a complaint at the Fanibi Police
station, alleging that his daughter died as a
result of the injuries sustained from the severe
beating by her teacher.
Following the complaint, the teacher was
arrested for interrogation.
Contacted, the Police image maker, Wole
Ogodo, confirmed that the teacher had been
arrested.
Ogodo however said that people should not
jump into conclusion that it was the beating
which took place about two weeks earlier that
led to the death of the pupil.
He pointed out that the autopsy will determine
the cause of the pupil’s death.
Ogodo said that the suspect is being quizzed
at the state Criminal Investigative Department,
SCID.
He explained further that the deceased was
hospitalised immediately after the beating but
died two weeks after.
Ogodo said that investigation into the death
of the pupil continues adding that the findings
would be made public.
The father of the deceased pupil insisted that
the teacher should be prosecuted for murder.
Mr Wanogho who lived at Adebowale street
Fanibi vowed that the matter would be
pursued to a logical conclusion to serve as
deterrent to wicked teachers who vent their
anger on innocent pupils put in their care.
He appealed to NGOs to take the matter up by
ensuring that it was not swept under the
carpet.
The proprietor of the school declined comment
on the incident.