A student of Air Force Comprehensive School in Kaduna Blaise Aliyu has lost his life in the process of being punished by senior colleagues.
Two SS3 students reportedly summoned the 15-year-old to their room under the pretext of punishing him. Aliyu died in the process.
His body has been deposited in a mortuary.
In reaction, spokesperson for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, expressed the institution’s sorrow 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 said.
Aliyu lost his parents in 2013. He is survived by his twin brother who is also a student at the military boarding school.
