Yejide Babajide: 07/18/15

Saturday, 18 July 2015

Teacher Jailed For Caning Pupil

A magistrates' court in Alexandra, Johannesburg, South Africa, has sentenced a school teacher, Philippine Rakosa, to one year imprisonment for caning a grade two pupil.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the Sowetan newspaper on Friday in Pretoria said that the teacher was jailed on Wednesday for hitting an eight-year-old pupil with a hosepipe for failing a class test.

The paper said the incident occurred on February 8, 2014, at Gordon`s Primary School in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg.

The publication quoted the Magistrate, Gideon Suhnetler, as saying that it was time teachers realised that corporal punishment was outlawed in South Africa.

It said that a medical doctor testified that the child suffered hand sepsis, a skin infection that changed the wound to various colours.

"Her hand no longer works properly and there are fears it might not recover entirely," the doctor said.

The paper also said that the pupil testified via video feed that the teacher assaulted her, claiming that she had copied from another pupil.

Conkoro : Nasarawa Street Where Armed Robbers Approve Residency

Armed Robbery in Karu local government area of Nasarawa State has taken a new turn as some residents receive warning from robbers to relocate or risk being killed. Some have been visited several times in the last six months.

They are so powerful that the police are even scared to venture into the environment to quash their terror on us. The boys operate with ease, rob at will and even determine who stays in the area and who is an undesirable element,” said a terrified 32-year-old Rose Uchenna who has been robbed thrice in the last six months.

Koroduma community popularly known as ‘One Man Village’ is located on the Abuja-Keffi highway in Nasarawa State, about 15km from Abuja city. It is a densely populated settlement and notorious for crimes as criminals and hoodlums operate freely.

Most of the residents live in fear as sleeping at night has become more of a dreaded necessity than actual rest. The gang of robbers who terrorise the people, according to residents have good knowledge of most homes in the area.

Deception : Virgin Impregnated By Father Of Two

There was confusion in New Nyanya community in Karu, Nasarawa State near Abuja recently, as a young lady, Maria Egaji, 22, discovered that the man she has been dating and calling her fiancée, was actually married with two children. Her discovery only came after she was deflowered and impregnated by the randy man.

Early morning yelling by the angry lady took many residents by surprise as the frustrated Miss Egaji rained disparaging comments on the randy lover. “God will punish you; you are a wicked and selfish man. So you have a wife and children and you were busy deceiving me with marriage promises. I lost my virginity to you, my God will punish you.” These were some of the harsh words from the highly vexed Egaji.

“What happened?” An elderly woman asked, as more residents trooped to the scene to hear the ‘gist’ of the drama between Maria and Emmanuel Okoh, 34, the randy father of two.

Okoh, a hotel worker, had approached Maria pretending to be a single man about three months ago. His charming personality drawn from his years of experience in the hospitality industry overwhelmed Egaji’s resistance. She fell for him without any inkling she was being deceived.

Buhari Appoints Muhammadu As NSCDC Boss

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu as the new Commandant- General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.

A statement issued yesterday by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said Muhammadu succeeded Dr. Ade Abolurin, who has retired from service.

The new NSCDC boss, Muhammadu, who was an Assistant Commandant-General of the NSCDC before his new appointment, hails from Muye in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State.

He holds a B.Sc in Sociology from the University of Sokoto, and a Masters in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Buhari wished Abolurin a happy retirement.