Tragedy struck in Alor Uno community of Nsukka Local Government Area
of Enugu State when a student of Community Secondary School, in the area
identified as Ebuka attacked a classroom teacher with a machete leaving
him with deep cut on his head for punishing his girlfriend.
According to 11112015/07/02/student-attacks-teacher-with-machete-for-punishing-girlfriend-in-enugu/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Daily Post, that the boy identified as Ebuka, intended to kill the
male teacher but ended up giving him a serious machete cut on the head.
Ebuka was said to have sworn to deal with the teacher identified as Ike who punished his girlfriend for misbehaving in class.
Ebuka
who was acting under the influence of alcohol and hard drug was said to
have armed himself with a machete hidden under his cloth, beckoned on
the teacher to come closer.
Ike sensing trouble attempted to flee
for safety but was given a hot pursuit by Ebuka, who caught up with him
in a classroom and dealt a serious machete cut on his head.
It
was further learnt that Ebuka intended to kill the teacher but was
however overpowered by students and teachers who disarmed him and later
handed him over to the police.
While lamenting his action, Ebuka said he was not himself and could not describe what came over him.
He
however denied the claim that he wanted to kill the teacher, stressing
that when his girlfriend informed him of been punished by a teacher in
the school, he decided to avenge her cause, adding that he did not
intend to attack Ike with the machete.
Ike was said to have been rushed to a private hospital where he is receiving medical attention.