At the Command Day Secondary School in Enugu, a student identified as Gideosky Gideon has suffered

He explains to his brother Sparrow Bernard that he ran away for fear of being punished but he suffered a great deal of consequence for doing so. Fresh scars on his body reveals the damaging effect of a whip.

In a Facebook he shared yesterday, Bernard wonders if the punishment meted out by the school is worth it.

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When the family of the student visited the school to report the incident, they were reportedly told by an Admin Officer that "he got what he deserve for running away."