In this interview, Mr Gbeminiyi Arijo, father of the late Ogun SS 2 student who died recently after allegedly receiving 40 strokes of cane and doing about 150 frog jumps, recounted the tragic incident to BANKOLE TAIWO, demanding a thorough investigation as well as justice and support for the family Could you introduce yourself? I am Gbeminiyi Arijo, the father of Monday, the SS2 student of Obada Grammar School, Obada, Idi-Emi, who died recently and was buried today. I am 54 years old. What do you do for a living? I am into farming; I plant cassava, maize and others.
What can you say about the tragic incident involving your son, Monday? We were told that while on the assembly that fateful morning of October 15, the principal told the students not to henceforth throw trash or waste just anywhere, warning them to avoid the usual indiscriminate disposal of waste but to use the dustbin she had just purchased for the school. While the principal was talking, a student, apparently suspected to be from the SS2 class, was said to have remarked, ‘Is it not with our money that you bought these waste baskets?’ This comment was said to have really infuriated the principal and because no one was coming out as the culprit, the principal ordered the teachers to cane the children. The children told us that the teachers involved were 10.
Each of them gave the female students two strokes each, meaning that each female student received 20 canes, the boys were given four canes each, meaning th.
