VP assault: Ondo parent petitions IG, demands action against officers
The father of an SS3 student of Complete Child Development College Aule, Akure, Mr Elisha Imoukhuede, who was allegedly caught cheating during the ongoing West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination with his Android phone, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on the matter.
PUNCH Metro reports that the boy was allegedly caught cheating by the vice principal of the school, Mr Alexander Rotifa, while the examination was ongoing. Thereafter, the matter degenerated into a crisis as the mother of the student was alleged to have invited thugs to beat up the VP.
Sequel to the incident, the state police command, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer Mr Olayinka Ayanlade, said it had arrested no fewer than five people who allegedly attacked the vice principal, including the mother of the student.
In the petition sighted by our correspondent on Tuesday,
Imoukhuede accused the school and the policemen in the Ondo command of defaming his child by accusing him of cheating during the examination, calling for a full investigation into the matter.
The petition read, “On May 28, 2025, my son, a pupil of Complete Child Development Centre, Awule, Akure, went to school with his mother’s mobile phone, which is used for her business operations.
His teacher confiscated the phone for allegedly violating school rules.
“On May 29, 2025, I instructed his older brother, to retrieve the phone from the school. However, the teachers refused, claiming he was not a legal guardian. Subsequently, their mother visited the school to retrieve the device, explaining its business relevance. Despite this, the staff members refused to return the phone until fellow parents intervened, urging them to stop infringing on her rights.
“That same evening, at about 8:30 pm, the school’s Vice Principal stormed my neighbourhood in the company of unidentified men. Shockingly, they forcefully took my 13-year-old nephew, a student of FUTA Secondary School —who was running some errands for his mother, from the roadside into a vehicle. Fearing it was a case of kidnapping using a police vehicle, given there was no initial invitation and how he frantically pleaded and screamed, ‘Please, let me call my mother’, concerned neighbours raised an alarm and gave chase. The child’s mother, upon being informed, joined the pursuit to rescue her son.
“During the ensuing chaos, one of the men, who later identified himself as the Vice Principal, suffered a minor physical injury. We are not aware of the exact circumstances leading to this, but we understand it occurred during the commotion sparked by fear of an abduction. There is video evidence of the entire encounter. To make matters worse, the school has since issued false and malicious communications, widely circulated, accusing my son of planning to cheat in his examinations. This is a serious defamation of the character and reputation of a minor and has caused him emotional trauma.”
While calling for a proper investigation into the matter, Imoukhuede demanded the IG take a disciplinary and legal review against the actions of officers of the state police command who were allegedly involved in the matter.
“I request a full investigation into the conduct of the vice principal and teachers of the Complete Child Development Centre, a disciplinary and legal review of the actions of officers from Okuta Elerinla Police Station, who were allegedly used to harass and intimidate my family.”
He also demanded, “An immediate action to protect my son’s reputation and welfare from further defamation or victimisation as well as sanctions, if appropriate, against all parties who participated in or facilitated the unlawful acts.”
