Kwara demotes teacher for beating up corps member
Dele Moses, Ilorin
The Kwara State Government has sanctioned a school teacher accused of maltreating a corps member of the National Youth Corps Service (NYSC) serving in the state.
The teacher, Hamzat Fatimoh Nike who works at Government Day Junior Secondary School, Kulende, Ilorin reportedly manhandled the corps member, a female like her, when she (the corps member) came to the school for a clearance letter.
She was said to have beaten the corps member and tore her white T-shirt NYSC uniform allegedly for failing to greet her properly.
The government which found her behavior contravening public service rules demoted her by 2-grade levels.
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A joint statement by the Commissioner of Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu, and the Executive Chairman of the Kwara State Teaching Service Commission, Mallam Bello Tauheed Abubakar, said the government took the action after receiving report of an investigative panel set up over the matter
It said the panel found the teacher guilty of fighting on duty, use of foul language, insubordination, and disrespect for the national identity which the uniform of the corps members represent.
Apart from the demotion, the government, according to the statement, also decided that the teacher be transferred out of her current school and should also undergo counseling sessions.
“The State Government will not tolerate such abuse under any guise. The government deeply regrets the action of the teacher and reassures the management of the National Youth Service Corps that the development did not represent the people of the state, and it will not happen again,” the statement said.
It urged teachers in the state to remain law abiding at all times by performing their duties in accordance with the laid-down procedure as the state government will continue to prioritise training on teaching ethics and procedures of service.