A school gardener, Femi Aderonmu, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly beating a Senior Secondary School 3 pupil of the Jubril Martins Memorial Grammar School, Iponri, Rafiu Adagun, to death.
It was gathered that Rafiu was heading home after writing his West African Senior School Certificate Examination on Wednesday when he was accosted by the gardener along the Oke-Olu Road in the Iponri area of the state.
It was learnt that Aderonmu engaged the deceased in a fight, which led to the latter being unconscious. He was later rushed to hospital where he was confirmed dead.
In a post on Instagram, Rafiu’s sister, identified simply as Adebusola, accused the school of covering up the incident.
She added that the family got to know of exactly what happened through some pupils, who were eyewitnesses.
It was learnt that Aderonmu engaged the deceased in a fight, which led to the latter being unconscious. He was later rushed to hospital where he was confirmed dead.
In a post on Instagram, Rafiu’s sister, identified simply as Adebusola, accused the school of covering up the incident.
She added that the family got to know of exactly what happened through some pupils, who were eyewitnesses.
