Student Chased Out Of School Over Fees Killed By Truck On Her Way Home

Late Chinyere of Community Secondary School, Adazi-Ani

A female student of Community Secondary School, Adazi-Ani in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State who was sent out of school for not paying school fees was on Monday about 10am crushed to death by a truck belonging to a bottling company on her way home.

The truck said to belong to a soft drink company was said to have lost control as a result of brake failure.The vehicle’s plate number was reportedly removed by the police shortly after the incident. An eye witness said the driver apparently lost the brakes, leading to loss of control before the incident.

The eyewitnesses said the JSS2 student, whose name was given as Chinyere was reportedly sent out of the school over non-payment of school fees alongside three others before she was knocked down. The eyewitness, a commercial motorcycle operator said:

“They were sent out of school because they did not pay school fees. It was while they were heading home to get money which they were instructed to pay in the bank, that she was killed while others escaped by the whiskers.”

 The principal of the school, Mrs Edith Mojeke and officials of the Anambra State ministry of education were yet to react on the incident.

“The vehicle cut off her head.”

Calls and text message to the school’s principal, Mrs. Edith Mojeke, were neither picked nor replied.

The Commissioner for Education in the state, Prof. Kate Omenugha did not also pick her phone calls.

When contacted on the telephone, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mrs Nkeiru Nwode said ” our men are on ground there now and they know what to do”.