Oyo govt suspends female student for allegedly invading school with mum, thugs, assaulting male peer

The Oyo State Government has suspended a female student of Jericho High School, Ibadan, for allegedly assaulting a male peer.

This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the state’s Commissioner for Education, Rahman Abiodun Abdu-Raheem, in Ibadan.

Abdu-Raheem said that the suspended student in the company of her mother recently invaded the school with hefty thugs and miscreants.

He alleged that they assaulted a male student, teachers and other parents during an ongoing PTA meeting.

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“The mayhem was said to be ignited by the girl’s mother and other accomplices, thereby, causing tension in the school.

“The state government is taking further action, to serve as a deterrent to other unguided parents and wards,” he said.

He appealed for caution, emphasizing that the present government has zero tolerance for impunity.

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