Soldier Flogs Student To Death For Busy Hair In Enugu [Photos]

A student, Paschal Chibuzo from Command Secondary School, Enugu was allegedly flogged to death by a soldier. This would be seen as a shocking incident.

The senior secondary one (SS 1) student was repeatedly struck on the head for reportedly having bushy hair and not getting a haircut before school.

The mother announced her son’s death through a Facebook post on the Nkanu People of Enugu State Nigeria page, accompanied with images of the dead displaying a swollen eye and head prior to his death.

According to sources consulted by SaharaReporters, the boy’s head began to swell, prompting his parents to transfer him from one hospital to another till his sad demise.

The mother of the deceased, Adaeze Chibuzo, on her Facebook page, wrote; “It is still very hard to believe that you are gone my son but one thing I know is that God will surely fight for us, rest in peace my son.

“Army man flogged my son in school to death in command sec, sch enugu. Rip my first fruit in life.”

Meanwhile, Facebook users have reacted to the incident, describing it as cruel as they called for justice.

A Facebook user, Mrs Eneh Nididiamaka wrote, “It is indeed a sad story what on earth did this boy commit to warrant such beating from a heartless soldier.

RIP son.”

Nnaji Miriam Izuogu wrote, “This is exactly what happened to my kid brother last year November 2021, in the same skool (school) and now this story, today Paschal my brother is no more Rip to this soul, it’s so painful, Paschal is supposed to be writing his WAEC exams by now, let the anger of God descend on the army killer of Paschal and this son of Ndidiamaka.”

Another user, Oge Ezeji wrote, “Madam, is very painful you have to lose your son yesterday I was very bitter when my son came back and was narrating the story to me. A boy who is supposed to start his inter command exam today. Soldier it will not be well with you.”

Col Abubakar Abdullahi, Deputy Army Public Relations, 82 Division, did not pick up the phone when SaharaReporters contacted him on his cell phone in an attempt to get the Army’s response.

Also, the Nigerian Army Public Relations Officer, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, did not respond to his calls or texts.