FG Orders Probe Into Student’s Death, Allegedly Beaten By Female Teacher

By Ayodele Oni

The Federal Government has set up a panel to unravel the circumstances leading to the death of a 13 year old student of the Federal Government College Kwali Abuja, Master Nuhu Yahaya.

Yahaya , a JSS II student, allegedly died following  punishment and beatings received  from a female teacher for failure to do his assignment.

The teacher was accused of using brutal force including hitting him with plastic object.

Yahaya was said to have collapsed in the course of the punishment and was rushed to a private clinic where he died on August 9, 2021

A statement by the Federal Ministry of Education, signed by the director of Press, Mr Ben Goon, on the Incident, was titled “Education Ministry confirms the death of master Nuhu Yahaya, JSS 2 student of Federal Government College, Kwali.”

“The Federal Ministry of Education has confirmed the death of Master Nuhu Yahaya, a JSS 2 student of the FGC Kwali, which sad event occurred on Monday, August 9, 2021, at Rhema Clinics also in Kwali Area council.

“The ministry has dispatched a letter of condolence to the family as well as paid a visit.

“A Committee has been set up to look into the circumstances of Master Nuhu’s death even as the ministry awaits the medical report from the hospital in the coming days.

“Members of the public, including the media, are hereby advised to avoid speculations on the cause of death of Master Nuhu.”