Lagos teacher allegedly flogs student to death
A serious tension brewed at Araromi Ilogbo Secondary School in Oko Afo, Lagos, as students protested the death of a fellow student allegedly flogged to death by a teacher.
The incident occurred on Thursday when the deceased, identified as David Babadipo, was reportedly flogged by a teacher named Oluwale.
The 16-year-old, who had been unwell for several days, was rushed to a hospital after the flogging. Regrettably, he was confirmed dead.
A video showed many students running within and outside the school compound. A voice in the background narrated that the deceased pupil had been allegedly flogged by a teacher, resulting in his death.
Commenting on the video, an X user, Mama Sassy D, wrote, “This is my vicinity. They have started rioting already. The said teacher might not survive this period.”
However, a Facebook user, Esther Wusu, refuted the claim that the pupil was flogged to death, adding the name of the teacher given was that of the school’s vice principal.
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“First and foremost, Mr. Oluwale is a Vice Principal and he didn’t beat him for not paying attention in class because he doesn’t teach, he didn’t even beat him at all.
“That child has (sic) been sick since Tuesday and the parent didn’t take him to the hospital. It got worse yesterday afternoon after the break and they called his parent to come to pick him up,” she wrote.
Meanwhile, another Facebook user, Bangose Jide, in a post wrote, “Teacher beat (sic) David Babadipo, 16-year-old to death at Araromi-Ilogbo Senior Secondary School, Oko-Afo.
“The teacher is named Mr Olawale, (a) vice principal. The case has been reported to the Morogbo Police Station at Badagry Expressway, Lagos State. David Babadipo was a native of Ipoti Ekiti State.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, had yet to confirm whether the case was reported at the station as a text message sent to enquire from him had not been responded to as of the time of filing this report.
Attempts to obtain a response from the school proved unsuccessful, as calls to the provided phone number went unanswered, and a text message sent by correspondents received no reply.
