3-year-old boy assaulted by Lagos teacher is fatherless – Mother

THE ICIR

THE mother of a three-year-old boy assaulted by his teacher, Stella Nwadigbo, at Christ Mitots School in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has revealed that the boy lost his father shortly after clocking one year.

In a trending video, the mother, Adenike Okunaya, sought justice for the boy following the abuse that went viral on social media.

In a video interview posted by a Facebook user, Shabi Pounds, the mother described the shock and heartbreak she felt upon learning of the abuse.

“On Monday, when we resumed school, my child was in his class while I was in mine. Later, I heard ‘write six,’ and I didn’t know that what was happening was to my child,” she recounted.

She continued: “It was only later when someone from the school came to show me the video of how the teacher was smacking my child that I realised the extent of what had happened.”

Okunaya revealed that she had previously been informed by her son, Michael, about the alleged mistreatment by the teacher. “Michael did complain that Nwadigbo beat me,” she said, adding that she informed the school authority of the complaints repeatedly made by her child.

 “I told the school authority about it, and they promised to address the issue, but nothing was done.”

When asked how she felt about the teacher’s actions, Okunaya clarified that she never instructed her to discipline her child physically.   

“I don’t send the teacher to beat or smack my child. I only asked them to take care of his studies for me, not to beat him in any way.” 

Okunaya, who works at the school, expressed her deep concern for her son’s well-being and his education, particularly after the tragic loss of her husband when Michael was just one year old.