Teacher arrested by Police after cane reportedly blinds Primary School Pupil
Teacher arrested by Police after cane reportedly blinds Primary School Pupil
Adeola A. Adeyemo, a trainee teacher in Ogun State, has been apprehended after a tragic incident in which 11-year-old pupil Alao Idera lost her right eye.
The incident took place on Tuesday, December 2, at Owiwi Nursery and Primary School in Obada Oko, where Adeyemo, a 400-level student from Tai Solarin University in Ijagun, was carrying out her teaching practice.
According to the Ogun State Police Command spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, the pupil inadvertently ran into a cane that Adeyemo was holding while addressing the class. The force of the collision caused severe damage to the pupil’s eye, which had to be surgically removed at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Abeokuta.
The pupil’s family reported the incident to the police, prompting Adeyemo’s arrest. SP Odutola further revealed that the teacher, deeply distressed by the outcome, attempted to ingest harmful substances upon learning that the injury had left the pupil blind. The police are currently investigating the matter.
Odutola stated, “On December 2, 2024, around 3:00 PM, Ilesami Christiana, residing at Sabo, Abeokuta, reported that she received a phone call informing her that a teacher had injured her 11-year-old daughter, Alao Idera, in the right eye while she was attending school at Owiwi Nursery and Primary School in Obada Oko.
“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 on teaching practice, was swiftly arrested and is currently being interrogated. Further updates will be provided.
“The teacher didn’t flog her, the student didn’t commit anything, just the way teachers hold cane, and saying, preparing for end of year party, student rushed into the cane, but the question is why was she holding a cane? Primary 6 , 11yrs. She was operated on at FMC and the right eye was removed
“The student teacher (Adeyemo Adeola) on hearing the situation of her pupil attempted to drink harmful substances, but the police rushed her to hospital and she is now stable.”
