Air Force School student allegedly punished to death

Blaise Felix Aliyu, a student of the Air Force Comprehensive School, Kaduna, has been allegedly punished to death by two senior colleagues.

Aliyu, an orphan, who lost his parents in 2013, is said to be survived by twin brother, who is also a student at the military boarding school, Mando, Kaduna.

Two SS3 students reportedly summoned the 15-year-old to their room on the pretext of punishing him but allegedly ended up killing him.

The deceased body has been deposited in the mortuary.

Reacting to the development, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, spokesperson for the Nigerian Airforce (NAF), expressed sadness over the incident.

In a statement issued on Saturday, Gabkwet said an investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident is ongoing.

“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 actually 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,” the statement stated.