A viral video recently shows some Madras students being brutally flogged as a form of punishment by some senior students of the institution in Kwara State. Meanwhile, the State authorities have sent a delegation to visit the Arabic school. However, the Madrasah’s head has been suspended by the government, while the affected students are now receiving medical attention.
The Muslim Voice discovers that the video reveals the student could be seen kneeling as some boys numbering about 4 hit her repeatedly with a cane. While another segment of the video shows a female student on her knees while being surrounded by young men believed to be her senior colleagues. A voice was thereafter heard instructing the young men, who were all wielding sticks, to flog the female student.
Our research finds out that the students were severely beaten because they went to celebrate a friend’s birthday. Pictures of the birthday celebration were posted online. However, their teacher saw the post and thought they drank alcohol. It was the Mualim (Teacher) of Madrasah Musbaudeen, an Arabic school in Ganmo area of Kwara State that ordered the boys to beat the female student for attending a party, according to report. After the beating, the students showed the injuries they sustained from the flogging and this has caused an outrage online.
Kwara Govt suspends Madrasah’s head – Kwara officials
A Kwara State Government’s delegation has visited the Arabic school whose students were seen in a video footage being punished for alleged conducts conceived to be contrary to the rules of the school, this was made known via statements released by government officials.
The team comprised the Hon. Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu; Special Assistant to the Governor on Religion (Islam) Alhaji Danmaigoro; Dr Saudat AbduBaqi of the University of Ilorin; Mallam Lawal Olohungbebe of Kwara State University; and Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Rafiu Ajakaye.
The team was joined by the Divisional Police Officer Ganmo SP Oko Nkama; and a representative of the NSCDC DSC Parati AbdulHameed.
Government Probes Development – Kwara officials
The statement signed by the Kwara State Hon. Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu, noted that the government’s team carefully listened to the authorities of the Arabic school, the father of the sole girl in the video, and four other students involved in the unsavoury development.
Kwara State Government said, “Regardless of the explanations of the authorities on the development, the self-confessed consent of the parents and regret of the affected students, the government seriously frowns at the harsh beating seen in the footage.
Consequently, the government has directed the setting up of an investigative committee, comprising Muslim scholars, leaders and government officials, to look into the issue while the head of the Arabic school, who admitted to directing the punishment, has been asked to step aside pending the conclusion of the investigation.”
Affected Students Get Medical Treatment – Kwara Govt
The Muslim Voice finding reveals that the government has also taken the affected students to a public hospital for proper medical examination and treatment. This is to ensure that none of them suffers any physical or psychological damage.
“The government appeals for calm while the committee does it works and submits a report for further action. Also, the government commends the Ganmo Muslim community for the support given to the team.”
Kwara State Government
