The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested the Principal and Vice Principal of Al-Azhar School in Zaria, Kaduna State for alleged involvement in the death of a JSS 3student, Marwanu Nuhu Sambo.
Sambo was allegedly physically assaulted by Al-Azhar Academy’s Principal, Vice Principal, and prefects for staying away from school without good reason.
According to the PPRO of the Command,ASP Mansir Hassan, the “Police is fully aware of the incident, and we are in control of the situation.”
He said “Two suspects have been arrested in connection to the development.adding”The CP has directed a full-scale investigation on the matter and we will get to its root cause.”
Reports however indicated that Marwanu was paraded to the Assembly for missing classes and was given severe punishments which included over 100 strokes of cane.
The Principal reportedly ordered that Marwanu be given 105 strokes of cane. He was said to be stripped of his clothes and mercilessly beaten before being handed over to the school prefects who also beat him until his tooth got off and he became unconscious and died.
The school authorities were said to have done nothing to revive him back to good health as they allegedly turned deaf ears to pleas by concerned students to rush him to the hospital.
Meanwhile, the school administration has said that the sanction was not part of its policy,as it claimed that the officials who applied it did so without consultation.”
It said It is “deeply saddened by the incident that led to the death of its student and prays almighty Allah to forgive the shortcoming of the deceased, grant him jannat elfirdous as his final abode and give his family the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable lost.
“Furthermore, the officers that committed this act were suspended from the school forthwith and handed over to the Nigerian Police Force for investigation and further action.
“Finally the School is closed for academic activities till further notice.” it added.
