I There was pandemonium at Araromi Ilogbo Secondary School in Oko Afo, Lagos, after a student of the school was allegedly beaten to death by a teacher.
The incident ignited protest from the pupils of the school who frowned at the demise of their colleague.
FACTUAL NEWS NG gathered that the incident occurred on Thursday when a teacher whose was simply identified as Oluwale allegedly flogged the deceased, identified as David Babadipo.
The 16-year-old, who had been sick for a few days, was reportedly flogged and then taken to a hospital where he was confirmed dead.
A video of numerous students running erratically both inside and outside the school’s premises was shared on social media on Friday.
A background voice described how the dead student wanted to go shopping when he was supposedly flogged by a teacher, which ultimately caused 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.”
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.
