In a tragic incident at Government Model School in Jalingo, Taraba state capital, a secondary school teacher was fatally stabbed by his former student.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP. Abdullahi Usman, confirmed the unsettling event, revealing that the teacher was attacked in a tricycle following a previous altercation with the student.
Usman stated, “A former student conspired with his cohorts to stab his teacher, who was inside Keke NAPEP.
“They had an altercation with the teacher and in the process stabbed the teacher. While taking him to hospital, he was confirmed dead,” he added.
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Governor of Taraba, Agbu Kefas in a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Digital Communication, Mr. Emmanuel Bello, mourned the tragic death of the teacher and directed a ban on assault weapons such as knives, machetes, daggers in Jalingo and its environment. The governor also mandated an investigation into the incident and ordered enhanced security surveillance to prevent future attacks.
The Commissioner for Education, Dr. Augustina Godwin, condemned the assault, saying, “The security of staff and students of Science School Jalingo and other schools have been a source of concern for us at the Ministry of Education.
“We need armed and unarmed security agents such as; Civil Defence/ Peace Corps in our schools more than ever, especially around Jalingo,” she emphasized.
Dr. Godwin disclosed that the deceased teacher was assigned to organize a group of students near the school gate before the arrival of an inspection team.