Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta state has ordered a probe into the killing of a school teacher, Sunday Ufua by a parent.
The teacher died on Wednesday after he was attacked by a pupil’s parent, one Uweke at the Alihami Secondary School in Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area of the state.
The governor, while sending a condolence message to the family of the deceased, said the parent must face the law after the police have concluded their investigation on the matter.
The state helmsman in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, also warned parents and guardians to stop attacking teachers because they take disciplinary action against their children or wards.
The governor: “While I condole with the bereaved family and teachers across the state on the unfortunate and untimely passing of their father, son, brother and colleague, I have directed the State Police Command to investigate the allegations against the parent and the student with a view to ensuring justice is served on the matter.
“As a state government, we frown seriously at parents going to bully teachers for genuinely meting out disciplinary measures against students for bad behaviour such as is alleged in the extant case.
“I have directed the State Police Command to investigate the case properly and bring the perpetrators to book.
“On behalf of the government and people of Delta, I commiserate with the Ufua family and teachers across the state on the untimely and unfortunate demise of their father and colleague.
“As a state, we will never tolerate actions like this in our schools.”
Meanwhile, not a few concerned Nigerians have deplored the risen cases of attacks on school teachers by parents. Teachers must be protected at all costs by the government against violent parents who take the law into their own hands whenever their children complain to them that they were disciplined by their teachers due to one form of unruly behavior or the other.
