OSOGBO—For more than 15 years that Osho Bamidele Samuel has been
teaching, Friday, October 24, 2014, will forever remain unforgettable, as he
escaped death by whiskers, in the hands of some of his students who beat him
black and blue because he scolded them for indiscipline.
Trouble started that fateful day,
when Samuel, who teaches English Language and Literature-in-English to the SSS2
and 3 students of St. Marks Anglican Grammar School, Kolabalogun area, Osogbo,
Osun State, when he scolded a group of students, numbering five, who were not
in their classrooms while lectures were ongoing.
Vanguard gathered that it was around 1pm that day, when Samuel, who
was assigned to distribute learning furniture (chairs and desks) to other
schools, saw the group of students gathered in an empty classroom within the
school premises, while lectures were ongoing in other classrooms.
It was when he enquired why they
were not in their classrooms like other students receiving lectures, that they
pounced on him like angry tigers, twisted his arms to the point dislocation, as
well as dragged him on the floor for several hours before other teachers came
to his rescue
Accused students being led out of
court
However, it was also gathered that
the assault suffered by Samuel in the hands of the students may not be
unconnected to the controversial merging of schools by the Governor Rauf
Aregbesola’s administration.
Investigations by our correspondent
reveals that this kind of scenario has currently been recurring, because
students that were merged with other schools, are usually known to be
recalcitrant in taking orders from teachers that do not originally belong to
their school.
Narrating his ordeal, Samuel said:
“It was around 1p.m on Friday, October 24, 2014, that I was assigned by school
authorities to distribute learning furniture to other schools. On going back to
my office in Block 5, after I finished, I discovered that lectures were
ongoing, in all the four classrooms, except the one close to my office.
“On entering the classroom, I met a
group of students there. I asked them what they were doing but they didn’t
answer me. I said are you in my school? If you are in my school, go to the
class. If you are not in my school, go to your school. I don’t want to see any
student disturbing when lecture is going on in the class.
“At this point, one of them came
close to me and steering at me in the eyes. I said to him, are you mad? I asked
you to go to your classroom and you are coming to me. He came closer and wanted
to chest me. I said, definitely you must be a tout.
“When I got angry and held on to his
trousers in order to take him out for punishment, his friends pounced on me and
started twisting my hands. They pushed me to the wall, dragged me on the floor.
Unfortunate incident
“However, it was when some students
who saw the unfortunate incident, ran to call other teachers, we apprehended
two of them, while the others ran away and began to throw stones at us.”
Speaking further, the teacher said:
“It has been hell for teachers in Osun State, since schools were merged and
students began using the same uniform. Before the reclassification programme,
the situation was under control, but now, if we call a student to do something,
he or she will just walk away saying I am not in your school,”
As at the time of filing this
report, the teacher was still unable to move his hands, as he was said to be
receiving medical attention.
Meanwhile, while three of the
students who allegedly dealt with their teacher have been charged to court,
others were charged to juvenile court, as they were not yet 18 years, thus
their exclusion from the charge sheet. This is even as their ring-leader known
as Rado is still at large.
The police prosecutor, Mr. Isiaka
Ajadi, said efforts are on to arrest Rado.
Source: Vanguard
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