By Ayodele Oni
Ondo State Police Command has ordered the arrest of a woman who hired some suspected thugs to beat up the Vice Principal of a Private Secondary School in Akure for stopping her son from cheating during the ongoing West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE).
The assaulted teacher simply identified as Mr. Rotifa is the Vice Principal of Complete Child Development College, Aule, Akure, in Ondo State.
A preliminary report by the State Government’s investigation of the assault carried out by the Director of Schools, Ondo State Ministry of Education, stated that an android phone was discovered from the SS3 student during the examination.
The incident started on May 26, when an android phone was found with one SS3 student, which is contrary to the rules and regulations of the school.
When the Vice Principal noticed this, he seized the phone from him.
The report added “On Thursday, the mother of the student came to the school to fight with the school management so much that the Proprietor of the school ordered that the phone be returned to her, which was done.
“The brother of the student, who was an old student of the school later came to the school to harass the Vice Principal and threatened to deal with him.
“After school hours, the boys were seen loitering in the street and the Proprietor was informed who told Mr Rotifa to go to the police station to lodge a complaint.
“He went and two policemen took him in their van for the probable arrest of the boys.
“They couldn’t get them. On their way back to the station, the boys waylaid the Police van, stopped it, brought out Mr Rotifa and beat him up. He was taken to the hospital for treatment.
“According to the Principal of the school, he has been discharged from the hospital, but did not go back to his house for fear of the boys coming back for him. Further investigations and efforts to get the culprit are in progress.
“Arrangements for the safety of the staff and students of the school for the period of the remaining papers in WASSCE are ongoing.”
Ondo State Police Command Spokesman, Olusola Ayansola who confirmed the incident stated: “On this the Commissioner of Police, CP, Wilfred Olutokunbo Afolabi, has ordered immediate deployment of tactical teams and directed all those involved must be arrested.
“He further directed that the operation should be taken over by Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operation to forestall further breakdown of law and order and proper coordination of the operation.
“Commissioner of Police therefore urges, all law abiding residents of Ondo State to remain law abiding and go about their lawful businesses without fear as the Police in collaboration with other security agencies is on top of the situation.”
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