Students Arraigned Over Assault On Teacher

For beating up their teacher, three secondary school students have been arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrate Court in Osun State.

The accused, students of St Mark’s Anglican Grammar School, Kola Balogun Area, Osogbo, Haruna Waliu (19), Adebayo Abeeb (19) and Oladimeji Tunde (21) were arraigned before Chief Magistrate Muhammed Lasisi in Osogbo.

They were alleged to have committed the offence on October 24, 2014 at St. Mark’s Anglican Grammar School Kola Balogun Area, Osogbo, the state capital.

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 and as a result, developed a dislocation in his two hands.

The charge sheet alleged further that the accused persons caused a breach of peace by stoning their teachers in the school premises.

The police prosecutor, Inspector Isiaka Ajadi, told the court that the alleged crime was 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.

They all 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 with the assurance that they would not jump bail, if granted bail.

He said he has educated both the accused and their parents, maintaining that they were ignorant of the implications of their wards actions.

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 as he adjourned till February 9, 2015 for hearing.

 SOURCE: leadership.ng