School Crisis: Youths Attack Teachers, Injure Staff After Classroom Dispute in River

Teachers and staff of Community Secondary School, Odagwa, in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State, were reportedly attacked by youths following a dispute that left several school personnel injured.

The incident was said to have begun after a teacher disciplined two Senior Secondary School 3 (SS3) students accused of disrupting classes with loud music during school hours.

According to The Sun, the situation escalated when the teacher was allegedly assaulted, after which some youths reportedly stormed the school premises, plunging the environment into chaos and violence.

Eyewitness accounts indicate that staff members were beaten and forced to flee into nearby bushes for safety, while access roads leading out of the school were reportedly blocked during the unrest.

Several members of staff sustained injuries in the attack, and there are growing concerns over the whereabouts and safety of others as of the time of filing this report.

A Facebook user, David C. Oguzie, shared photos and a video claiming that one of the affected students is his sister. He alleged that the teacher involved was newly transferred and accused him of misconduct.

“Just look at what a newly transferred English teacher has done to my younger sister because of what she didn’t even know; but (he) even let people who committed the offence to go free,” he wrote.

He added: “This happened at Community Secondary School Odagwa, Etche L.G.A. Please, government should do something about it because, if anything happens to her, hmm.”