etro Plus Command arrests 30 pupils for razing classrooms November 2, 2016
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan
The Oyo State Police Command on Tuesday
said it has arrested 30 pupils for their alleged involvement in the
destruction of classrooms of public schools during a protest against
the state government’s decision to stop automatic promotion in secondary
schools.
Some pupils in five public secondary
schools in Oyo town and Ibadan went on the rampage last week over the
decision of the state government, leading to indefinite closure of
Community Secondary School, Iyana Idi-Ose; Ojoo High School, Ojoo,
Ibadan; Isale Oyo Community High School, Oyo; Anglican-Methodist
Secondary School, Oyo; and Oba Adeyemi High School, Oyo.
The Public Relations Officer of the
state police command, Adekunle Ajisebutu, told our correspondent that 25
of the erring pupils were arrested in Oyo, while five others were
picked up in Ibadan.
He said, “The police have arrested 30 pupils for their involvement in the protest and destruction of public property.
“Those arrested in Ibadan have been charged to court, while their counterparts from Oyo will be in court before Thursday.”
The Commissioner for Education, Science
and Technology, Prof Adeniyi Olowofela, advised pupils against acts
capable of disturbing the peace of the state.
He added that the decision to cancel automatic promotion was taken to address falling standard of education in the state.
The commissioner said the government would not reverse the decision.
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