Taraba: Ex-Secondary Students Stab Teacher To Death

SOME former students of Government Model Day Secondary School in Jalingo, Taraba State, have reportedly stabbed their erstwhile teacher to death.

The teacher, identified as Bassey Sardauna Nkuphee, was stabbed outside the school premises while on board a tricycle on his way home after closing from work on Wednesday, 8 November 2023.  

The Vice Principal (Academics) of the school, Tsokwa Sani, who confirmed the incident, said trouble started from an inter-house inspection which was disrupted by a former student of the school who stormed the school to sign a form.

•Bassey Sardauna Nkuphee

“Trouble started when a former student accompanied his colleague to school to sign a Nigeria Air Force form,” Sani said. 

“Usually on Thursdays, we hold inter-house inspections and in the process the said former students stormed the school and tried interrupting, so one of them withdrew and stepped back and asked the other to withdraw and apologise since they are in the school for a purpose. 

“The former student declined saying he cannot withdraw and cannot apologise.

“In the process, the teacher flogged the former student asking that they should leave the school premises which led to an upheaval that the students reacted by shouting at the former students and they subsequently left the school premises.

“We usually close by 1:40 pm, so, at about 1:20 pm I was reliably informed that the former students regrouped with some louts and were hiding waiting for the teacher to step out.

“On getting such information we asked that he should not step out on foot but rather be taken out in a colleague’s vehicle, a decision he declined saying the former students cannot stand him in a battle,” he added.

“In that regard, some of his colleagues numbering three decided to accompany him to the roadside where he boarded a tricycle, and in the process of the tricycle taking off the former students alongside the touts attacked him and stabbed him in the leg. 

“He was taken to the Federal Medical Centre Jalingo for medical attention after losing so much blood and gave up in the process.” 

“His remains have been deposited at the morgue of the Federal Medical Centre Jalingo.”

Editor’s Note: Picture of the teacher in a classroom is for illustrative purpose only.

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