The Lagos state government has shut down Unic Vilos
Montessori school after a two-year-old pupil was allegedly brutalised by her
teacher.
According to Channels TV, Folashade Adefisayo, the state’s
commissioner for education, confirmed that the ministry has ordered the closure
of the school.
Adefisayo disclosed that the affected school operates
without approval. She also said the state government is on the verge to to
clamp down on such centres of learning.
Last week Friday, a relative to the pupil had alleged that
the yet-to-be-identified teacher “brutally flogged” the little girl “because
she could not recite the English alphabet.”
The incident had attracted a wave of criticism on social
media platforms, with several Nigerians condemning the teacher’s action.
It also raised concerns over the rising cases of teachers
subjecting their pupils to hostile treatments.
In his reaction, Jubril Gawat, special assistant on new
media to Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos governor, said the case is already under
probe.
According to him, the issue is being investigated by a joint
team consisting of the ministries of education, justice as well as youth and
social development.
The incident occurred at about the same time when another
teacher in Delta was accused of subjecting a 19-month-old pupil to “brutal
flogging”.
The toddler was said to have died a few days after the
beating.
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