Teachers protest after their colleague was flogged to death by a pupil’s father in Delta
Bottom: His protesting colleagues
Members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Ika South Local Government Area chapter in Delta State, trooped out en mass to protest the alleged flogging to death of their colleague, Mr. Onyeisi Sunday Ufah, a Physics teacher in Alihame Mixed Secondary School, Agbor by an angry parent.
The late Ufah was allegedly flogged to death by a man identified as Nnajiofor Nweke, on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, following a disciplinary action the teacher took against his son over theft.
Spokesperson of the state Police Command, DSP Bright Edafe, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday, said the suspect’s son and some other students allegedly stole kegs of palm wine from a store.
The incident was reported to the school authorities, who identified and punished the students.
However, upon finding out about the punishment, the suspect came to the school with a cane and started flogging the teachers.
Ufah was said to have slumped and died during the attack.
