3 Secondary School Students Arrested For Beating Up Teacher In Osogbo Osun State

Three secondary school students have been
arraigned before the Osogbo Magistrates' Court for
allegedly beating up their teacher.
The accused persons are Haruna Waliu (19), Adebayo
Abeeb (19) and Oladimeji Tunde (21).
They were alleged to have committed the offence on
October 24, 2014, at St. Mark's Anglican Grammar
School in Kolabalogun Area, Osogbo.
According to the charge sheet, the purported crime
was contrary to and punishable under Section 517 of
the Criminal Code Cap 34 Vol. II Laws of Osun State
of Nigeria 2003.
The accused persons were also alleged to have
assaulted one Osho Bamidele Samuel by beating him
to a pulp.
The prosecution further alleged that the accused
persons caused a breach of the peace by also stoning
their teachers in the school premises.
The police prosecutor, Inspector Isiaka Ajadi, told the
court that the alleged crimes were contrary to and
punishable under Sections 351 and 249 (d) of the
Criminal Code Cap 34 Vol. II Laws of Osun State of
Nigeria 2003.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the
three-count charge of conspiracy, assault and breach
of public peace levelled against them by the police.
However, counsel to the accused persons, Mr. W. A.
Idowu, urged the court to grant the students bail,
promising that they would not jump bail, if granted.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr. Muhammed Lasisi, granted
each of the accused bail in the sum of N50,000 with
two sureties in like sum, advising parents to caution
their children.

Posted By David Aniemeka