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Junior Secondary School pupil I of the Lekki British International School,
Lekki, Lagos, has been expelled for allegedly putting sulphuric acid and
ethanol in the water bottle of his classmate.
Punch gathered that the 12-year-old was
envious of the 11-year-old female classmate, who had beaten him to the first
position in the first and second terms.
The
incident happened around 1.30pm on Wednesday, June 14.
The
school was planning for the third term exam when the 12-year-old allegedly
sneaked into the school’s laboratory and stole the acid and ethanol.
He
was said to have mixed the chemicals and poured them into the 11-year-old’s
water bottle. Two
pupils of the school reportedly caught him in the act and reported to the
school management.
The
suspect allegedly owned up to the crime, saying he had been planning it for
sometime.
A
member of the 11-year-old’s family said on Wednesday that despite the culprit’s
confession, the school allowed him to sit for the third term examination.
When
our correspondent contacted the school management, an official, who did not
identify herself, said the pupil had been expelled.
She
said, “The boy has been expelled with immediate effect. The girl is in school
and she is fine. We have zero tolerance for such misbehaviour.”
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