Enraged parent kills teacher for punishing her daughter
Tragedy struck in the quiet town of Ogidi in Anambra state, It was reported that a teacher died after flogging a student in her class.
According to information gathered, 14-year-old student, Okafor Chinaza, of Starlight secondary school, Ogidi was flogged by her Igbo language teacher and class mistress earlier in the morning for not sweeping the class, when the teacher walked in to teach them, she found out that the class was dirty and she questioned the student why she didn’t carry out her duty. The student allegedly responded in an insulting manner to the teacher.
In response, the teacher asked her to kneel down before the class but the student reportedly refused as the teacher annoyingly flogged her and she fled the class from the school fence, and ran home.
As at 3:23pm same day, she came back with a lady believed to be her mother and a young man who claimed to be the uncle.
According to starlight secondary school security, they forced their way into the school premises
They were directed to the Proprietress’ office when they found out she had come for her daughter’s issue with a teacher of the school named Odilinye Rita.
The teacher in question was believed to be coming back from private teachers meeting she went to when she met the student’s people. Upon getting close to them, the student who came with her mother and other relatives pointed at the teacher to the mother and she rushed and hit the teacher with the stick she had come with. After a while, the teacher collapsed and was rushed to Iyi-Enu Hospital Ogidi where the doctor confirmed her dead moments later.
Currently, the parents and the student are being detained by the police in Ogidi police station
