A secondary school teacher, Kolawole Shonuga, faced a brutal attack by a gang of ten students at Isanbi Comprehensive High School in Ogun State. The incident occurred after the teacher caught one of the students, Ashimi Adebanjo, cheating during an exam and confiscated his paper. This action angered the students, who later confronted and beat up the teacher at the school’s gate after regular school hours.
Kazeem Adelaja allegedly struck Shonuga on the head with a stick while others joined in beating him, according to an anonymous eyewitness. The police from Remo Division intervened and arrested about ten students involved in the attack. Shonuga filed a formal report about the incident, leading to the suspects being arraigned in court on assault charges.
The State Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools, Felix Agbesanwa, strongly disapproved of the incident and emphasized the need to hold the students accountable under the law as a deterrent for such behavior in the future.
The state government also expressed disapproval and declared that it will not tolerate any acts of indiscipline by students across the state. Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Science, and Technology, highlighted measures implemented to address such issues, including the signing of Undertaking Forms by students, parents, and school heads to hold them accountable for any misconduct by the students.
“I’m using this opportunity to advise parents to talk to their children, they should warn them because we won’t tolerate any indiscipline from any child. Any student that misbehaves in school will be dealt with appropriately,” he said.