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For more than 15 years that Osho Bamidele
Samuel has been teaching, Friday, October 24, 2014,
will forever remain unforgettable, as he escaped death
by whiskers, in the hands of some of his students who
beat him black and blue because he scolded them for
indiscipline.
Trouble started that fateful day, when Samuel, who
teaches English Language and Literature-in-English to
the SSS2 and 3 students of St. Marks Anglican
Grammar School, Kolabalogun area, Osogbo, Osun
State, when he scolded a group of students, numbering
five, who were not in their classrooms while lectures were
ongoing.
Vanguard gathered that it was around 1pm that day,
when Samuel, who was assigned to distribute learning
furniture (chairs and desks) to other schools, saw the
group of students gathered in an empty classroom
within the school premises, while lectures were ongoing
in other classrooms.
It was when he enquired why they were not in their
classrooms like other students receiving lectures, that
they pounced on him like angry tigers, twisted his arms
to the point dislocation, as well as dragged him on the
floor for several hours before other teachers came to his
rescue
However, it was also gathered that the assault suffered
by Samuel in the hands of the students may not be
unconnected to the controversial merging of schools by
the Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s administration.
Investigations by our correspondent reveals that this
kind of scenario has currently been recurring, because
students that were merged with other schools, are
usually known to be recalcitrant in taking orders from
teachers that do not originally belong to their school.
Narrating his ordeal, Samuel said: “It was around
1p.m on Friday, October 24, 2014, that I was assigned
by school authorities to distribute learning furniture to
other schools. On going back to my office in Block 5,
after I finished, I discovered that lectures were ongoing,
in all the four classrooms, except the one close to my
office.
“On entering the classroom, I met a group of students
there. I asked them what they were doing but they
didn’t answer me. I said are you in my school? If you
are in my school, go to the class. If you are not in my
school, go to your school. I don’t want to see any
student disturbing when lecture is going on in the
class.
“At this point, one of them came close to me and
steering at me in the eyes. I said to him, are you mad? I
asked you to go to your classroom and you are coming
to me. He came closer and wanted to chest me. I said,
definitely you must be a tout.
“When I got angry and held on to his trousers in order
to take him out for punishment, his friends pounced on
me and started twisting my hands. They pushed me to
the wall, dragged me on the floor.
Unfortunate incident
“However, it was when some students who saw the
unfortunate incident, ran to call other teachers, we
apprehended two of them, while the others ran away
and began to throw stones at us.”
Speaking further, the teacher said: “It has been hell for
teachers in Osun State, since schools were merged and
students began using the same uniform. Before the
reclassification programme, the situation was under
control, but now, if we call a student to do something,
he or she will just walk away saying I am not in your
school,”
As at the time of filing this report, the teacher was still
unable to move his hands, as he was said to be
receiving medical attention.
Meanwhile, while three of the students who allegedly
dealt with their teacher have been charged to court,
others were charged to juvenile court, as they were not
yet 18 years, thus their exclusion from the charge sheet.
This is even as their ring-leader known as Rado is still
at large.
The police prosecutor, Mr. Isiaka Ajadi, said efforts are
on to arrest Rado.
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