Another student dies from school’s and teacher’s mal-handling in Lagos

It is reported that Emmanuel Amidu a 12-year-old junior secondary school student of Simple Faith Schools in Agbara, Lagos State died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Surulere.

Akinola Amidu, his father said he was beaten by a teacher when he went to school on Thursday, May 12, 2022.

He claims that shortly after the beating, young Amidu began vomiting and was brought to the hospital, where he died. Akinola bemoaned what he claimed was a cover-up attempt by the school administration.

“I was at home that Thursday because I was on leave. I recall that Emmanuel asked me for money to buy a new exercise book and I gave him N500 to buy the book and give the remaining change to his sister.

“Later that day, I was called by the management of the school that Emmanuel was vomiting. Meanwhile, this was a boy who left home without any health issue. I had to go to the school and we moved him to a hospital. I later learnt that the whole thing started after their class teacher, Mr Steven, be@t the whole of his class for not completing their mathematics assignment.

“Emmanuel was actually using my phone torchlight to do his assignment a day before, but I had to collect the phone from him and his sister because I needed to be in contact with the office. We had issues with our electricity at home.

“It was at LUTH that I lost my son. Meanwhile, the management of the school quickly ran to the Morogbo Police Station at Agbara to report that my son died from vomiting.

“How can somebody just d#e from vomitting if nothing triggers it? The management of the school is trying to protect the teacher.”