There was pandemonium at Araromi Ilogbo Secondary School in Oko Afo, Lagos, after a student of the school was allegedly flogged to death by a teacher.
The incident elicited protest from the pupils of the school who frowned at the demise of their colleague.
We gathered that the incident occurred on Thursday when a teacher whose name was given as Oluwale allegedly flogged the deceased, identified as David Babadipo.
It was gathered that the 16-year-old who had been ill for some days was rushed to a hospital after he was flogged where he was confirmed dead.
In a video posted on social media on Friday, many pupils of the school could be seen running helter-skelter within the school compound and outside its premises.
A voice in the background could be heard narrating that the deceased pupil wanted to go out to purchase something when he was allegedly flogged by a teacher leading to his demise.
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.”
The claim that the pupil was flogged to death was however refused by a Facebook user, Esther Wusu, adding the name of the teacher given was that of the school’s vice principal.
“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 to the police.
