Student dies in hospital after being flogged in school by teacher in Delta state

A teacher at Ekiugbo Grammar School in Ughelli North Local Government
Area of Delta State, has been accused of flogging a Junior Secondary
School (JSS) student identified as Kelvin Ogheneogaga, who later died at
a hospital.

The incident led to a protest on February 26 in which the teacher was
attacked by angry students. The principal’s office was also destroyed
by the students who also pelted a police van with stones.

An eyewitness who spoke to The Nation, revealed that the teacher
continued beating the late student even after he complained of being
sick over a leg injury.

He said;

“We were begging the teacher not to flog him because Kelvin was not
too fine but the teacher refused. Kelvin had an injury in his leg before
he was flogged; we do not know if the flogging was what led to his
death.”

A senior police officer attached to Ughelli Area Command also confirmed the incident, he said;

“There was protest by students of Ekiugbo Grammar School, Ekiugbo, in
Ughelli over the death of one Kelvin Ogheneogaga, who was said to have
been flogged to death by a teacher.

”The teacher had on February 26, 2020 flogged the student for
misconduct, after which it was reported that the student on getting home
developed complications and was rushed to Ughelli Central Hospital by
his family where he died.

“When the news of his death got to the school, it led to a protest by
the students who  destroyed the school’s vehicles belonging to the
principal and teachers.”