Kwara State Government Suspends Arabic School After Video of Brutal Flogging Of Students Went Viral
The Government of Kwara State Nigeria has suspended the head
of Musbaudeen Islamiya Arabic School In Ganmo Ifelodun LGA over the brutal and
cruel manner in which some students in the school were punished.
According to a
report, the students were brutally punished because they allegedly celebrated a
birthday party in a club and then went ahead to drink alcohol.
According to a
statement issued by the Kwara state commissioner of Education and human capital
development on Sunday, October 10, he said a government delegation has visited
the school and also took the affected students to the hospital for medical examination
and proper treatment.
The delegation comprises
of the Hon, commissioner for education and human capital development, Hajia
Sa'adatu Modibbo Kawu, special assistant to the governor on Religion Alhaji
Danmaigoro; Dr. Saudat AbduBaqi of the University of Ilorin; Mallam Lawal
Olohungbebe of Kwara State University; and Chief Press Secretary to the
Governor Rafiu Ajakaye.
The divisional police
officer Ganmo SP Nkama and a representative of the NSCDC DSC Abdul Hameed also
joined part of the delegation.
The delegation
listened to the authorities of the Arabic School, the father of the sole girl,
and the four students involved in the unsavory development.
After the explanations from all parties involved, it
was deduced that the parents consented and the students all regretted the
actions. Even with that, the delegation frowned at that harsh beating seen in
the footage.
After that, the government
has directed that an investigative committee be set up comprising of Muslim
scholars, leaders, and government officials to look deeper into the issue. In the
same vein, the head of the school who consented to direct the punishment has
been asked to step aside pending the conclusion of the investigation.
The government has
appealed for calm from all parties involved while the committee does it works
and submits a report for further action.
