The Federal Ministry of Education has inaugurated a committee to investigate the death of a 13-year-old Junior Secondary School II student, Nuhu Yahaya, of the Federal Government College Kwali, FCT.
The Director of Press and Public Relations in the ministry, Mr. Ben Goong, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
Reports say a teacher (names not available) in the school had allegedly beaten Yahaya to death following the latter’s failure to do his assignment.
The teacher had given him a punishment to serve and had later allegedly used a bucket handle to hit him repeatedly on the head.
The late student, Nuhu Yahaya
The ministry, however, warned that while it is launching a probe into the case, the public should avoid speculations on the cause of the student’s death.
The statement reads: “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.”