The Ondo State Police Command has arrested five family members for allegedly the beating up the Vice Principal of Complete Child Development College Aule, Akure, Mr Alexander Rotifa.
The suspects include the mother of the student who was alleged to have cheated during the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination with his Android phone, Mrs Dorcas Asije.
The Police Spokesperson Olayinka Alayande, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday said it had begun an investigation into the incident.
He said, “Following the assault on the Vice Principal of Complete Child Development Centre Akure, the Ondo State Police Command arrested Mrs. Dorcas Asije and four other accomplices.
“Acting on the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP Wilfred Olutokunbo Afolabi, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) led a tactical team to ensure their swift arrest. The case has been transferred to SCID and will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigation.
“The public is advised to remain law-abiding and report suspicious activity to the nearest police station.”
Rotifa had stopped an SS3 student using his android from cheating during the ongoing WASSCE but was caught while the phone was taken away from him by the VP.
The matter led to arguments with the student going home to report the VP to his parents who allegedly hired some thugs to beat him to a pulp.
A source said, “When the hired thugs arrived at the school to attack the VP, the school invited the policemen to rescue the man, but the thugs overwhelmed the policemen and dragged him out of their vehicle and pounced on brutally.”
