Ten secondary school students in Ogun State allegedly attacked a teacher, Kolawole Shonuga, who stopped one of them from cheating during an examination.
The spokesperson for the Police Command in the state Omolola Odutola confirmed the incident in Abeokuta.
The incident happened on Tuesday at Isanbi Comprehensive High School, Ilisan-Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area of the state.
Ogun chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) has demanded justice for Shonuga.
The Chairman of ASUSS in the state, Felix Agbesanwa, expressed worry about the safety of teachers in the state.
“The incident is true and I have been briefed. Our stand is that any student who raises his hand against his teacher should face the wrath of the law. There’s no going back on that. No student must raise his hand against a teacher, whether Ogun Teach teachers or permanent teachers. A teacher is a teacher.”
Shonuga, while invigilating the unified examination for the SS 1 Art class students, was said to have caught one Ashimi Adebanjo, 18 years, cheating and seized his paper.
Annoyed for being caught, Ashimi and his gang waited for the teacher at the school gate after closing hour and beat him up.
It was gathered that one of the students Kazeem Adelaja allegedly hit a stick on Shonuga’s head while others were beating him.
The police spokesperson said Shonuga had made a formal report on the alleged assault at Remo Police Division and also confirmed the arrest of ten suspects.
The suspects have already been arraigned in court for assault.
