Teacher attempts su!cide for causing an 11-year-old pupil to lose right eye

Ogun State police command says it has arrested a student-teacher for allegedly injuring and causing an 11-year-old pupil to lose her right eye

The victim, Alao Idera, is a primary six student of Owiwi Nursery and Primary School in Obada Oko area of the State.

The teacher, Adeola Adeyemo, is a 400-level student of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu Ode, undergoing her teaching practice programme at the school.

Following the incident, the teacher was arrested and the school shut down by the state government .

The police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola said Adeyemo was allegedly holding a cane in the classroom when the primary six pupil rushed toward her and the cane accidentally pierced her right eye.

Odutola stated that the victim’s wounded eye was surgically removed after being sent to the Federal Medical Centre in Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, for treatment.

She stated, “The child was immediately taken to the Federal Medical Centre in Abeokuta for treatment.

Odutola clarified that the teacher did not flog the student nor did the student do anything wrong,

She said, “it was simply a situation where the teacher, preparing for an end-of-year party, was holding a cane, as teachers often do.

“However, when the student rushed toward her, the cane accidentally caused injury to the student’s eye.

“The 11-year-old primary six student underwent surgery at the Federal Medical Centre, where her right eye was removed.”

According to Odutola, after realizing that the student’s right eye had been removed, the teacher attempted su!cide but was quickly rushed to the hospital where she is currently stable.

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