A secondary school student has been arrested
after he attacked a teacher with a machete for
punishing his girlfriend. Ebuka chased the
teacher into a classroom and cut him with the
machete on the head.
A secondary school student has been arrested
after he attacked a teacher with a machete for
punishing his girlfriend.
According to reports, the student, identified as
Ebuka, and his lover are students of the
Community Secondary School , Alor Uno, Enugu
State where the attack took place.
It was reported Ebuka had vowed to retaliate
when he learnt that the teacher punished the girl
for misbehaving in class.
He later approached the teacher brandishing a
cutlass.
The teacher then fled on sensing danger but
Ebuka chased him into a classroom where he cut
him with the machete on the head.
Reports say he attempted to inflict further injury
on the teacher but for the intervention of other
teachers and students who overpowered him.
He was subsequently handed over to the police.
Witnesses say he acted like someone under the
influence of drugs or alcohol.