An 11-year-old Primary 6 pupil of Owiwi Nursery and Primary School, Obada Oko, Ogun State, Idera Alao, has lost one of her eyes in a classroom incident that involved her teacher, Adeola Adeyemo.
The Ogun State Police Command confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday, adding that the teacher had been arrested.
According to the spokesperson of the Command, SP Omolola Odutola, Adeyemo, a 400-level student of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu Ode undergoing her teaching practice programme at the school, was holding a cane in the classroom when Alao ran into it.
Odutola said the cane pierced her right eye, adding: “The child was immediately taken to the Federal Medical Centre in Abeokuta for treatment.
“Following this complaint, the teacher, Adeola Adeyemo, a 400-level student from Tai Solarin University in Ijebu Ode who was in teaching practice, was swiftly arrested and is currently being interrogated.
“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 and old primary six student underwent surgery at the Federal Medical Centre, where her right eye was removed.
“After realizing that the student’s right eye had been removed, the teacher attempted suicide, but was quickly rushed to the hospital where she is currently stable.”
