A tragic incident has been reported at Araromi Ilogbo Secondary School in Oko Afo, Lagos, where a teacher allegedly flogged a student to death.
The unfortunate event, which took place on Thursday, resulted in the passing of 16-year-old David Babadipo, who had been reportedly unwell for several days.
Students from Araromi Ilogbo Secondary School organized a protest in response to the news of their peer’s demise, attributing it to excessive flogging by a teacher identified as Mr. Oluwale.
Following the corporal punishment, Babadipo was urgently taken to a nearby hospital, where he was later declared dead.
A video circulating on social media depicted the chaotic scenes at the school, capturing students running in disarray within and outside the premises.
According to a voice in the video, the deceased student was allegedly flogged by Mr. Oluwale when attempting to leave the school premises for a purchase.
“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.
Adding to the conflicting accounts, another Facebook user Bangose Jide posted; “Teacher beat David Babadipo, 16-year-old to death at Araromi-Ilogbo Senior Secondary School, Oko-Afo. The teacher is named Mr Olawale, a vice principal.”
Another social media user, Mama Sassy D, posted; “This is my vicinity. They have started rioting already. The said teacher might not survive this period.”
However, conflicting reports surfaced, with a Facebook user named Esther Wusu contesting the claim that the student was flogged to death.
Wusu stated that Mr. Oluwale was the school’s vice principal, did not administer any punishment, and clarified that Babadipo had been unwell since Tuesday. The worsening condition prompted a call to his parents for immediate pick-up.
Despite these conflicting accounts, another Facebook user, Bangose Jide, asserted that Mr. Olawale, a vice principal, beat David Babadipo to death at Araromi-Ilogbo Senior Secondary School. The situation escalated on social media, with Mama Sassy D reporting ongoing riots in the vicinity and expressing concern for the teacher’s safety during this period.