Air Force School Student Dies While Allegedly Serving Punishment From Seniors In Kaduna

A student of the Air Force Comprehensive School, Kaduna, Blaise Aliyu, has died while allegedly serving a punishment meted on him by two of his senior colleagues.

The deceased who lost his parents in 2013, was reportedly summoned by the seniors to their room under the pretext of punishing him but they allegedly ended up killing him. The deceased’s body has been deposited in the mortuary.

Late Aliyu who was 15, is survived by his twin brother who also attends the school.

Reacting to the development, spokesperson for the Nigerian Airforce, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, expressed sadness and said an investigation has commenced into the incident.

In a statement issued on Saturday June 22, Gabkwet said;

“The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, and indeed the entire NAF family are saddened by the painful and unfortunate incident of the untimely death of one of our students at Air Force Secondary School, Kaduna, on June 19, 2024.

To avoid all sorts of speculations, a thorough investigation is currently ongoing to unravel how, why, and what led to the death of the victim. Rest assured that this matter is receiving the utmost urgency it deserves, and we won’t rest until it is unravelled”